Dhaka: A Saudi Arabian embassy official was gunned down in Gulshan area of Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka on Tuesday.
The sources said that the diplomat, Akhlaq Ali Al Saud, 45 was an in-charge of citizens’ affairs at Dhaka Embassy.
“Khalaq Al Ali was shot in the chest around 1am in front of his house at Gulshan’s road no. 120, plot 9/A. Residents of the neighbourhood took him to the United Hospital with fatal injuries.” bdnews24.com quoted deputy commissioner of Gulshan Zone of DMP Nurul Alam as saying.
“He died early Tuesday morning while undergoing treatment.”
The official lived in a rented apartment, close to the murder scene, and used to walk the street or take a bicycle ride almost every night, the deputy commissioner added.
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