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Cumilla councillor's murder: Prime accused killed in ‘gunfight’
The prime accused in the Cumilla ward councillor Syed Mohammad Sohel murder case was killed in a gunfight in Sadar upazila in the early hours of Thursday, police said.
The deceased was identified as Shah Alam, son of Janu Mia of Sujanagar upazila. Two policemen also sustained injuries in the exchange of fire, according to officials.
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Acting on a tip-off, a local police team along with some detectives conducted a raid in the Chanpur Ratnabati Gumti Beribadh area of Sadar upazila around 1.30am, said Anwarul Azim, officer-in-charge of Kotwali Model Police Station.
Spotting the cops, Alam and his accomplices opened fire, forcing the cops to retaliate. Alam sustained bullet wounds in the exchange of fire, while the others managed to escape.
Alam was rushed to Cumilla Medical College and Hospital, where doctors declared him dead on arrival, police said.
"Two cops also received bullet wounds in the gunfight. One gun and some bullets were recovered from the spot," the OC said.
Cumilla councillor killing: Two accused killed in 'gunfight' with cops
Two men accused of killing Cumilla ward councillor Syed Mohammad Sohel were killed in a gunfight on Monday night, police said on Tuesday.
The deceased were identified as Md Sabbir Hossain and Sajon. Three cops also sustained injuries in the exchange of fire, said officer-in-charge of Cumilla Kotwali police station, Anwarul Azim.
Acting on a tip-off, a police team rushed to the Songraish area of the city on Monday night. Seeing the cops, the accused opened fire, forcing the police team to retaliate.
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After the gunfight, police rushed the two seriously injured criminals to Cumilla Medical College and Hospital, where they were declared dead on arrival, said Azim. "The bodies were sent for post-mortem."
"Three cops also received bullet wounds in the gunfight. Two guns and some ammunition were recovered from the spot," the OC said.
On November 22, Sohel, Cumilla City Corporation (CCC) councillor of Ward-17, and one of his aides were killed while four others sustained injuries when gunmen opened fire in his office in Pathuariapara.
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Based on his younger brother Syed Rumon's complaint, as many as 21 people, some 10 of them unidentified, were booked by the Kotwali police.
So far, a total of five people have been arrested in connection with the double murder.
2 ‘criminals’ killed in Moulvibazar ‘gunfight’
Two suspected criminals were killed in a reported gunfight with members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) at Mirtinga tea garden in Kamalganj upazila of Moulvibazar district early Sunday.
The deceased were identified as Tofail Ahmed, 28 and Shaheed, 35 of Choitraghat.
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Tipped off, being tipped off that some criminals gathered in the area, a team of Rab-9 conducted a drive, said Basu Datta Chakma, commanding officer of Rab-9 Srimangal camp.
At one stage, the criminals opened fire on the Rab men, forcing Rab to fire back that triggered a gunfight.
Two criminals were caught in the line of fire and died on the spot while the others managed to flee the scene, he said.
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Three members of the elite force were also injured in the incident.
Both of them were accused in a murder case.
‘Robber’ killed in ‘gunfight’ in Chattogram
A suspected robber was killed in a ‘gunfight’ with Rab members in Banshkhali upazila of Chattogram early Wednesday.
The deceased was identified as Md Alamgir alias ‘Alam Dakat’, 45, a member of a robber gang in Bashkhali upazila.
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Rab sources said when a team was patrolling Gondamara village in the upazila in the early hours of Wednesday some miscreants suddenly opened fire on them, forcing them to fire back.
At one stage, Alam was caught in the line of fire while the gang members managed to flee the scene.
Later, he was later taken to a local hospital where doctors declared him dead.
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Four firearms, three sharp weapons, 13 bullets were recovered from the spot.
Chattogram Rab Assistant Director (Media) Nurul Absar said there are nine cases against Alamgir with different police stations of Chattogram including Banshkhali police station.
‘Drug peddler’ killed in Cox’s Bazar ‘gunfight’
A suspected drug peddler was killed on Thursday in a gunfight with Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members at Ratna Palong union in Ukhiya upazila of Cox’s Bazar.
The identity of the deceased could not be known yet.
Commander of Cox’s Bazar BGB-34 Lieutenant Colonel Ali Haider Azad Ahmmed said tipped off that a group of smugglers will enter Bangladesh from Myanmar with a huge amount of drugs, BGB members took position near Koroibonia border.
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As a BGB team tried to stop them they opened fire on them, forcing them to fire back.
At one point, the smugglers ran away leaving behind one of their injured members, said the BGB Commander.
The BGB members took the wounded peddler to Ukhiya Upazila Health Complex where doctors announced him dead.
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Fifty thousand Yaba pills, a locally made gun and two bullet shells were recovered from the scene.
A BGB member was also injured in the gunfight.
'Drug peddler’ killed in Cox’s Bazar gunfight
A suspected drug peddler was killed in a reported gunfight with the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in Cox’s Bazar on Wednesday night.
The deceased was identified as Jahangir Alam.
Read: ‘Drug peddler’ killed in ‘gunfight’ with BGB in Cox’s Bazar
Acting on a tip-off, a RAB-15 team raided the Jaliapalong area in Ukhiya upazila of Cox’s Bazar district around 8.30 pm, said commanding officer Wing Commander Azim Ahmed on Thursday.
When the elite force confronted the alleged drug peddler, he opened fire in a bid to escape, but was killed in retaliatory firing by the RAB team.
The RAB personnel seized 10,000 pieces of Yaba, a revolver and three bullets from the possession of the deceased.
‘Drug peddler’ killed in ‘gunfight’ with BGB in Cox’s Bazar
A suspected Yaba peddler was killed in a reported gunfight with members of Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) in the Naf River in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar district early Sunday.
The identity of the deceased could not be known yet.
A patrol team of BGB-2 noticed a boat with some people in the Naf River along the bordering area and challenged the boat early in the morning, said Commanding officer of BGB-2 Lieutenant Colonel Mohammad Foysal Hasan.
Read: Two youths killed in Keraniganj ‘gunfight’
At one stage, the criminals opened fire on the BGB men, forcing them to fire back that triggered a gunfight.
After a brief gunfight, the BGB men recovered a bullet-hit body of a man and recovered 3.40 lakh Yaba pills and a gun from the spot.
Two youths killed in Keraniganj ‘gunfight’
Two youths, who sustained bullet injuries in a "gunfight" with the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) late last night, died during treatment at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital on Tuesday.
The identities of the deceased are yet to be confirmed.
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Md Bacchu Mia of DMCH police outpost said that the two youths were admitted to the hospital around midnight on Monday with bullet wounds. They died around 10 am on Tuesday, he added.
Sources within the elite force told UNB that the gunfight took place between RAB and a local gang in the Jhilmil residential area of Keraniganj on Monday night.
While most of the gang members managed to escape, these two youths were found dead and were brought to DMCH by RAB personnel, the sources added.
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While contacted, the officer-in-charge of South Keraniganj Police Station Abul Kalam Azad told UNB,” We have assigned a team to gather more information about the gunfight. Details about it will be revealed to the media soon."
Criminal wanted in robbery & murder case killed in Chattogram ‘gunfight’
A suspected robber wanted in a murder case was killed in a reported gunfight with the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in the Salimpur area of Chattogram's Sitakunda upazila in the early hours of Saturday.
The deceased was identified as Kajal, 48, a resident of the Pahartoli area of the port city.
Acting on a tip-off about the presence of a gang of robbers, a Rab-7 team raided the Salimpur area around 1.30am, Mohammad Nurul Absar, senior assistant director of Rab-7, said.
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"Sensing the presence of the elite force, the robbers opened fire on the RAB personnel, forcing the sleuths to retaliate. Kajal sustained bullet wounds in the gunfight and died on the spot," Absar said.
A pistol, two bullets, two guns, 15 cartridges, two machetes and a knife were recovered from the spot, the RAB said.
On information, police sent the body to the Chattogram Medical College and Hospital morgue for an autopsy, said Sumon Banik, officer-in-charge of the Sitakunda police station.
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On July 16, Abdur Rahman, 35, son of Mohammad Bashir Miah of Chanda village of Jashore district, was allegedly shot dead by Kajal and his men on Fauzdarhat-Bayezid Link Road in Salimpur union as the former didn't stop his truck despite being signalled to.
Abdur was transporting cattle in his truck to Bibir Hat in Chattogram from Magura when
the alleged crime occurred, police had said.
‘Rohingya robber’ killed in ‘gunfight’ with Rab in Cox's Bazar
A suspected Rohingya robber was killed in a ‘gunfight’ with Rapid Action Battalion members in Damdamia area of Hnila Union in Teknaf Upazila early Thursday.
The deceased was identified as Nuru, leader of a Rohingya robber gang called 'Nuru Bahini'.
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Cox's Bazar Rab-15 Teknaf CPC-1 camp in-charge Lt. Commander Mahbub said that tipped off, a team of the elite force conducted a drive in Damdamia area of Teknaf. Sensing presence of the law enforcers the robbers opened fire on them, forcing them to fire back that triggered the gunfight.
The Rab men recovered the body of Nuru from the spot when the gunfight was over. The body was sent to Cox's Bazar Sadar Hospital morgue for an autopsy.
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They also recovered three guns, one pistol and some bullets from the spot, said the officer.
A case was filed with Teknaf Police Station.