Top listed criminal Ali Akbar, alias Dhakaiya Akbar who was shot by miscreants at Patenga Sea Beach in Chattogram on May 23, died while undergoing treatment at Chittagong Medical College Hospital on Sunday morning.
Nurul Alam Asheq, in-charge of the hospital police outpost, said Ali Akbar died from his injuries at the Intensive Care Unit of the hospital at about 8:00am.
On May 23, the miscreants opened fire targeting Akbar while chatting with his friends at a shop at the sea beach.
Two tourists — Jannatul Baki, 30, and Mahim Islam Ratul, 8, — also suffered bullet wounds when a group of four youths riding two bikes began shooting in the area.
Akbar, son of Manju Mia from Bayezid Bostami area of the city, was accused in 10 cases, including for murder, illegal arms possession and extortion. He was known as a rival of nefarious criminals Sajjad Hossain and Sarwar Hossain.
Akbar frequently posted videos on his Facebook account mocking Sajjad’s wife, Tamanna Sharmin and Sajjad himself.
In response, Tamanna also posted videos threatening Akbar of taking action.
Sajjad was arrested at a Dhaka shopping mall on 15 March.
Officer-in-charge of Patenga police station Shafiqul Islam said neither any accused was identified in the shooting incident yet nor any case was filed.
‘A case will be filed now as a man died,’ he added.
