Dhaka, Oct. 28 -- A youth was shot dead by miscreants near City Goli in the Dhalpur area of Jatrabari in the capital on Tuesday evening.

The deceased was identified as Maruf Hossain Dukhu, 17, son of late Abdur Rashid of Dhalpur.

The incident took place around 7pm. He was rescued in a bullet-hit condition and taken to the emergency department of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), where doctors declared him dead.

Maruf's wife Mim said her husband worked at a pot factory in a lane beside Malancha Centre in Sayedabad. He was shot by miscreants at a field in City Palli near their home after returning from work in the evening.

"We cannot understand who shot and killed my husband or why. He was a good person and never had disputes or tr...