A local leader of Awami League (AL) was gunned down by the miscreants in broad daylight in Satkhira on Monday around 12 pm.
The deceased was identified as Nazrul Islam, Vice President of Agardari union AL unit of sadar upazila.
The reason behind the murder could not be known immediately, said Mostafizur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Satkhira Sadar Police Station.