Assailants shot a man to death in Rajbari town on Friday night.
The deceased was Piyarul Sardar, 30, of Boro Muraripur village in Sadar upazila of the district.
Police said Piyarul was facing 14 cases filed with Sadar police station on charges related to arms, murder and drugs.
According to police and hospital sources, Piyarul was walking past the Sajjonkanda Madhyapara Mosque around 7:45pm when two helmeted men riding a motorcycle fired two shots at him from close range. They quickly fled the scene.
Locals rescued Piyarul and took him to Rajbari General Hospital, where the on-duty physician declared him dead.
Police said Piyarul was most recently arrested by the district’s Detective Branch (DB) of police on 4 February. He was later released on bail and had been staying in the area.
Rajbari Superintendent of Police Mir Monir Hossain told the media that police were working to arrest those involved in the killing.
An investigation was under way to determine the motive and identify the perpetrators, he added.