Dhaka, Oct. 22 -- Two people have been shot dead in separate incidents in Khulna city.

Police said both incidents took place on Thursday.

Khulna Sadar Police chief Lokman Hossain said a man, identified only as 27-year-old Tushar, was killed in a shooting following a clash among a group of young men in Purba Baniakhamar around 5:30am.

He was shot in the back and died on the spot. Police recovered his body and sent it to Khulna Medical College Hospital.

Officer Lokman said Tushar was a member of a gang led by Palash, a listed criminal currently behind bars.

Preliminary investigations suggest a rival group was behind the killing, he said, adding that police had identified the suspects and launched an operation to arrest them.

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