Youth shot in Khulna

Pistol with bullets

Khulna, Oct 7 — A youth was shot and seriously injured by unidentified attackers near the second gate lof BL College in the city’s Daulatpur early Wednesday.

The injured, Mahidul Islam, 22, son of Shawkat Khan of Muksudpur, Gopalganj, works at an oil depot.

Police said 8-10 youths surrounded Mahidul at around 6:30 am while he was having breakfast at a hotel and opened fire, hitting him in the abdomen.

Locals rushed him to Khulna Medical College Hospital.

SI of Daulatpur Police Station Md Abdur Razzak said police visited the spot after receiving the information and trying to collect CCTV footage from the area. - UNB