SAA event in Dhaka, Tejturi Bazar, Tejgaon area, Bangladesh on Wed 7th January 2026

On January 7, a leader of the BNP’s volunteer wing, Azizur Rahman alias Musabbir, former general secretary of the Dhaka Metropolitan North branch of the Swechchhasebak Dal, was shot dead by unidentified miscreants in the Tejturi Bazar area of Tejgaon in Dhaka around 8:30 pm, reports Prothom Alo. Additionally, another person, Abu Sufian, general secretary of the Karwan Bazar Van Owners Association, was also shot and later admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital. It was reported that attackers arrived on a motorcycle and opened fire indiscriminately before fleeing, after which Musabbir was taken to a private hospital in Panthapath where he was declared dead. Following the killing, angry protesters blocked the SAARC Foara intersection in Karwan Bazar, disrupting traffic until army personnel arrived and dispersed them, while police confirmed that Musabbir had previously been arrested multiple times during the Awami League government.