Cop shot dead by colleague in Baridhara diplomatic zone

A police constable named Monirul was shot dead by his colleague Kawsar Ahmed near the Palestinian embassy in Dhaka’s Baridhara area around 11:45 pm. Both were on duty in front of the embassy. Kawsar was detained, and the area was cordoned off. A passerby named Sajjad, who works as a driver for an embassy, also sustained gunshot wounds. Police recovered bullet casings from the spot and deployed additional forces, including a SWAT team, in the diplomatic zone after the incident.