Dhaka, Nov. 10 -- A man shot dead outside the National Medical College gate near the Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate's court has been identified as one-time top criminal Tarik Saif Mamun.

The murder occurred around 11am on Monday, according to Mollik Ahsan Swami, deputy police commissioner for the Dhaka Metropolitan Police's Lalbagh Division.

Tarik was taken to the Dhaka Medical College Hospital emergency department, where the doctor-on-duty declared him dead, according to Faruk Hossain, officer in charge of the hospital's police outpost.

Tarik's cousin Hafiz said, "My cousin was a regular person. I don't know why they murdered him. He was not involved in any politics. I do not know who killed him or why."

Tarik was released on ba...