Three more die in ‘gunfights’

Two alleged drug traders and a suspected pirate were killed in separate gunfights in Natore, Gazipur and Barguna districts early Tuesday, reports UNB.

In Natore, suspected drug trader Meher Ali, an accused in 14 cases including drug and murder, was killed in a reported gunfight with members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in the Chamtia Joyontipur area of Lalpur upazila early Tuesday.

While a team of Rab-5 was patrolling in the area, they challenged a gathering over suspicion.

The miscreants opened fire on them forcing the law enforcers to retaliate. It triggered the gunfight, leaving Meher Ali dead on the spot while others managed to flee away.

In Gazipur, another suspected drug trader Shariful Islam was killed in a reported gunfight with members of the elite force in the Prottashar Math area of Tongi.

Being informed about a gunfight in the night, police went there and recovered the body in the morning, said Kamal Hossain, officer-in-charge of Tongi Police Station.

In Barguna, a suspected pirate was killed in a reported gunfight with a team of RAB-8 in Sarankhola range of the Sundarbans in the early morning.

The deceased was identified as Rafiqul Islam Rana, said a text message from Rab-8.