A Chhatra League (BCL) leader was shot to death by some unidentified miscreants at Haripur union in Kushtia’s sadar upazila on early Wednesday, said police.

The victim, Nazmul Hossain, 30, of Farazi Para of the union, is the vice-president of Kushtia district unit BCL, pro-ruling Awami League student body.

Kushtia Model Police Sation sub-inspector Atiqur Rahman Azim Uddin said around 3:00am, some criminals shot Nazmul while he was asleep in his residence.

Milon, Nazmul’s cousin, told the media that some miscreants shot in his brother’s head while he was sleeping in his room.

Nazmul was then taken to Kushtia General Hospital where the duty doctor declared him dead.

The police are investigating about possible motives for the murders.