A former leader of outlawed Purbo Banglar Communist Party (PBCP) was shot dead at Gorurhat area of Tajpur village in Khulna District of Khulna Division on December 18, reports The Daily Star. The deceased was identified as Mollah Hemayet Hossain Lipu (45). Lipu was among 35 outlaws who surrendered to the Home Minister in Pabna in 2019. Police said a group of four to five people on two motorcycles opened fire on Lipu.