, Oct. 17 -- A suspected criminal was shot dead by unidentified miscreants in Sajjankanda Madhyapara area of Rajbari district town on Friday night.

The deceased was identified as Piarul Sardar, 30, son of Harun Sardar of Bara Muraripur village in Sadar upazila. He was wanted in 14 cases including that of arms, murder, drugs, and robbery.

Mir Monir Hossain, Superintendent of Rajbari Police, said a two miscreants wearing helmet and riding on a motorbike opened fire on Piarul while he was standing beside a shop around 7:45 pm, leaving him injured.

Later, he was taken to Rajbari Sadar Hospital, where the doctors declared him dead.

He suffered two bullet wounds in his chest, said Dr Anik Kumar Mondal, a duty officer of the hospital's emerg...