Shots fired at singer Asif Akbar’s car in Dhaka

Shots were fired at the personal car of popular Bangladeshi singer and former Bangladesh Cricket Board director Asif Akbar in the capital’s Moghbazar area early on Saturday, police said.

The incident took place in front of Bishal Centre in Moghbazar. Asif was not inside the vehicle at the time, and he was unharmed.

“The incident is true. Our senior officers will brief the media about it later. The singer was not in the car. The motive and other details are not yet known,” Md Asaduzzaman, officer-in-charge of Hatirjheel Police Station, told Daily Waadaa.

Police have yet to identify those responsible or establish the motive behind the shooting. It is also unclear whether the incident was linked to any personal or professional dispute.

The singer couldn’t be reached for a comment.