A man was shot to death during an attack at the residence of the Chattogram city corporation mayor in the Bahaddarhat area on Saturday night.
The deceased was identified as Md Shahid, 36 sustained bullet wounds around 8:30 PM, and died later in a hospital while undergoing treatment.
According to witnesses, a group of people attacked the mayor’s residence around 8:00 pm. At that time, police fired bullets, tear gas shells to disperse them, leaving five people sustained bullet injuries during the police shootings.
Md Shahid was taken to the Parkview Hospital in the city with critical injuries. He, however, succumbed to his injuries after a while, said Ziaur Rahman, director of the hospital.
Zahidul Kabir, officer-in-charge of Chandgaon police station, confirmed the matter.
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