Dhaka, May 11 -- A Jamaat-e-Islami activist has been admitted to hospital after unidentified assailants arriving in an autorickshaw opened fire on him in Noakhali's Begumganj.

The shooting took place around 11:30pm on Sunday on a road in Ayubpur village under Amanullapur Union, Begumganj Police Inspector (Investigation) Habibur Rahman said.

The injured, 25-year-old Mainul Islam Mahin, was first treated at Noakhali General Hospital before being referred to Dhaka for advanced treatment.

Witness Shaikhul Arefin Shihab said Mahin was talking with friends in front of his house when the attackers arrived.

"Four to five people came in a CNG-run autorickshaw, switched on torch lights and fired a shot. All of them had their faces covered," he ...