Bangladesh: Two Jana Sanghati Samity leaders shot dead
Dhaka, Aug 12 (IBNS): Two leaders of the Jana Sanghati Samity (JSS), a political outfit of the indigenous tribes of the Chittagong Hill Tracts, were shot dead by unknown people in Bangladesh's Baghaichhari upazila, media reports said on Monday.
The victims were identified as Shatosiddhi Chakma, 38, general secretary of JSS-backed Jubo Samiti’s central committee, and Eno Chakma, 35, general secretary of the upazila unit, reported Dhaka Tribune.
The police told the newspaper that the victims were resting when they were attacked.
The identities of the attackers are still not known.
The motive of the attack is unclear.
Police recovered the bodies and sent them to Khagrachhari Sadar Hospital for autopsy, AM Manjurul Alam, officer-in-charge (OC) of Baghaichhari police station told Dhaka Tribune.
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