Dhaka/IBNS, Dec. 22 -- Bangladesh's fragile political climate witnessed another violent flashpoint on Monday after a senior student party leader was shot in the head in the southern city of Khulna, deepening anxieties over security as the country heads toward national elections.

Muhammad Motaleb Sikdar, a key organiser of the student-led National Citizen Party (NCP), was attacked by unidentified gunmen at a residence in Khulna's Sonadanga area late in the morning, according to local media reports.

The shooting comes amid nationwide unrest triggered by the killing of radical activist SharifOsman Hadiearlier this month.

Sikdar holds a central role within the NCP's labour wing, Jatiya Sramik Shakti, and also serves as the party's division...