Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 04:33pm on 22 Dec 2025,Monday International
Muhammad Motaleb Sikdar, a senior leader of Bangladesh's National Citizen Party, was shot in the head by unknown gunmen in Khulna district Monday morning. Sikdar, central organizer and Khulna divisional convener of NCP's labour wing Jatiya Sramik Shakti, was planning a divisional labour rally when attacked around 11:45 am in Sonadanga area. He received treatment at Khulna Medical College Hospital before being transferred for CT scan. The shooting occurred amid escalating political violence following radical leader Sharif Osman Hadi's death. Bangladesh faces intensifying tensions ahead of February 2026 elections, with attacks on minorities and anti-India rhetoric from NCP leaders threatening to sever India's northeastern states.
