A local Awami League leader was shot dead by unidentified miscreants at Rajarhat in Sharishabari upazila this evening.

The deceased was identified as M Hanifuddin, president of AL unit of ward no 2 of Doail union parishad.

Sub-inspector of Sharisahbari Police Station Billal Hossain said some masked miscreants shot Hanif while he was returning home from Rajarhat around 7:30pm, leaving him dead on the spot.

Later, the miscreants fled scene riding a motorcycle, the SI added.