A Jubo Dal activist was shot dead by miscreants at Garib Ullahpara in Raozan upazila of Chattogram district early Sunday.
The deceased was identified as Mohammad Manik Abdullah, 36, son of Abdul Motaleb of Bhandari Colony in the upazila.
Quoting witnesses, Mohammad Ali, sub-inspector of Raozan police station, said a group of miscreants swooped on the house of Manik around 1:30 am and opened fire on him, leaving him dead on the spot.
On information, police recovered the body and sent it to Chattogram Medical College and Hospital morgue for autopsy.
The miscreants managed to flee the scene by auto-rickshaw and motorbikes.