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3 ‘Yaba peddlers’ killed in Cox’s Bazar ‘gunfight’
Three suspected yaba peddlers were killed in a reported gunfight with police on Dhaka-Cox’s Bazar Highway at Amtoli Garjan orchard in Chakaria upazila early Friday.
2 killed in Gazipur ‘gunfight’
Two suspected robbers were killed in a reported gunfight with a team of Rapid Action Battalion in Gazipur Bhawal Jatiya Udyan area early Monday.
2 ‘criminals’ killed in city ‘gunfight’
Two suspected criminals were killed in a reported gunfight with Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in the city's Turag area early Friday.
‘Child rapist’ killed in Chattogram ‘gunfight’
A suspected child rapist was killed in a reported gunfight with police at Shantinagar under Bayezid Bostami thana in the city early Thursday.
‘Rapist’ killed in Rajshahi ‘gunfight’
A suspected rapist was killed in a reported gunfight with Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) near Pirgachha Bazar of Rajshahi's Puthia upazila early Tuesday.
Accused killed in Cox’s Bazar ‘gunfight’
An accused in a drug case was killed in a reported gunfight with police near Khuruskul bridge in the district town early Monday.
The deceased was identified as Mizan, 33, son of Golam Mawla Bablu of Paschim Tekpara in No 4 ward of Cox’s Bazar municipality.
Abu Mohammad Shahjahan Kabir, officer-in-charge of Cox’s Bazar Model Police Station, said a case was filed with Cox’s Bazar Model Police Station on February 25 in connection with Yaba looting from Abu Sayed Company Jetty in Majherghat of the district town on February 8.
Mizan was made prime accused in the case and he went into hiding.
Later, Benapole immigration police arrested Mizan on July 17 and handed him over to Cox’s Bazar district police.
Following Mizan’s information, a team of police conducted a drive in the bridge area early in the morning.
When the team approached the area, his associates attacked police and opened fire on them, forcing them to fire back that triggered the gunfight.
Two brothers killed in Cox’s Bazar ‘gunfight’
Two suspected drug traders were killed in a reported gunfight with police on Friday morning in Chwakbazar area in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar.
The deceased are- Md Faruk, 37, and Ajadul Haque, 24, sons of Aminul Haque of Chandanaish area in Chattogram.
Fugitive accused killed in Pabna ‘gunfight’
A fugitive accused was killed in a reported gunfight with police at Char Shibrampur in Sadar upazila early Wednesday.
JSS chief, 5 members shot dead in Bandarban
President of Jana Sanghati Samity (reformist group) Bandarban unit and five members were shot dead and three others injured in a gunfight at Baghmara in Bandarban on Monday morning.
The deceased were identified as JSS Bandarban unit president Ratan Tanchangya, 65, general secretary Projit Chakma, 62, Devid Marma, 55, Joy Tripura, 40, Dipen Tripura, 42, and Milon Chakma, 60. All of them are JSS members.
The incident took place around 5am near Baghmara Bazar in Rajbila union, 20 km off the district town.
Md Shahidul Islam, officer-in-charge of Bandarban Sadar Police Station, said all of the deceased were gunned down.
They were taken to local hospital for autopsy, he added.
Locals and police suspected that the gunfight might have taken place over establishing supremacy by two regional groups in the area.
The three injured --Niru Chakma, 50, Bidyut, 38, and Chittagong University Student Memanu Marma 26-- were admitted to Sadar Hospital.
Local Union Parishad member Se Pru Marma said an armed group stormed into the house of JSS president in the morning and started firing indiscriminately, killing the five on the spot.
Locals said some members of JSS reformist group had been staying at Ratan’s house for the last one and half months .
Earlier in March, a 31-member committee of JSS reformist group, was formed with Ratan as its president, they added.
After the formation of the new committee , an rivalry started between the reformists and JSS (Santu Larma) groups.
2 killed in Dhaka 'gunfight'
Two suspected criminals were killed in an alleged gunfight with Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in the city’s Khilkhet area on early Monday.