Businessman S M Shahidullah Roni, 46, narrowly escaped after gunmen fired at his moving private car in Hathazari, Chattogram. The attack occurred around 11:30pm on Tuesday night in the Ichapur Charabot Tala area of the Chattogram-Rangamati highway, as Roni was driving himself from Chattogram city toward his home in Raozan.

Police and the victim said assailants first threw bricks in front of the vehicle in an apparent attempt to stop it. Roni switched off the car lights and stopped after sensing danger. Two armed men arriving on a motorcycle then fired four rounds at the rear of the vehicle before fleeing. Roni said the bullets passed through one side of the car and exited through the other.

Roni said he survived because he ducked in the driver's seat. He believed the attackers may have assumed he was seated in the rear and therefore targeted that part of the car. Hathazari police and Assistant Superintendent of Police Kazi Md Tarek Aziz visited the scene. Police said preliminary information suggests Roni may have disputes with individuals and groups in Raozan, while the planning, perpetrators and motive are under investigation.