Miscreants shot dead a 38-year-old man after entering a tea stall in Dumuria upazila of Khulna on Thursday afternoon.
The deceased was identified as Tarikul Islam, son of Sheikh Abdus Salam Sheikh, convener of the Dumuria Rangpur Union BNP.
The incident took place around noon at the Jora Bot Tola area of Amvita-Ramakrishnapur, triggering panic and concern among local residents.
Locals said, Tarikul had been involved in a dispute with a group over drug trading and the occupation of a government-owned canal. They suspect the killing might be linked to the dispute.
Dumuria Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Khandaker Hafizur Rahman said,Tarikul was sitting at a local tea stall when the assailants entered and shot him dead.
Police are trying to uncover the motive behind the killing and arrest those involved, he added.
-MT