Ruling Awami League lawmaker from Gaibandha-1 (Sundarganj) constituency, Manjurul Islam Liton, was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Gaibandha yesterday. MP Liton was shot in his own house in Shabaz village of Bamandanga by unidentified men who came to his house on a motorbike at around 5:45 pm. All three of the killers were wearing helmets, according to an eyewitness. One of the three assailants waited on the motorbike outside the house while the other two went inside and opened fire on the lawmaker. At least three rounds of bullets were shot, said family sources. The killers then fled the scene on the motorbike, they said. MP Liton was rushed to Rangpur Medical College Hospital where he succumbed at about 7:30pm. Hospital sources said…

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