Quoting locals, Satkhira Sadar Police Station OC Enamul Haque also said the Jamaat activists might have carried out the attack at Nazrul’s house at the union’s Kuchpukur village around 9pm.
Nazrul Islam also blamed Jamaat supporters for the attack.
The deceased Sirajul Islam Sardar, 53, was Nazrul’s elder brother. The injured Kawsar Ali is his brother-in-law.
At least 13 leaders and activists of the ruling party have been killed since February after Jamaat leader Delwar Hossain Sayedee was handed down death sentence for 1971 war crimes.
Some of them were killed during the recent blockades enforced by the BNP-led 18-Party alliance.
However, OC Enamul Haque told bdnews24.com that Jamaat-backed criminal Habibur Rahman alias ‘Hobi Dakat’ was involved in the attack on Nazrul’s house.
He said at least 30 miscreants came riding motorcycles and attacked the house. They entered Sirajul’s house after failing to find Nazrul.
They fled after firing several rounds leaving Sirajul dead on the spot. Kawsar was shot in the hand.
Nazrul Islam later told reporters at the district town that he had been attacked several times in the past after Sayedee was given the death penalty.
Earlier, activists of Jamaat and Islami Chhatra Shibir, its student wing, had attacked, vandalised and set fire to his house, he said.
“They also had tried to shoot me, but I barely made it out safe.”
Since then, he has been living in the town under police protection.
OC Haque said they were conducting raids to nab the assailants.
Sirajul’s body was sent to Satkhira Sadar Hospital for autopsy.
The deceased’s family was preparing to lodge a case over the murder, Haque added.
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