Three 'drug traders' die in 'gunfights'

Three suspected drug traders were killed in separate 'gunfights' in the capital, Cox's Bazar and Benapole early Wednesday, reports UNB.

Of them, two 'drug traders' were killed in separate 'gunfights' with members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and Border Guad Bangladesh (BGB) while the bullet-hit body of another alleged drug trader was found in Benapole.

In the capital, suspected drug trader Mehedi Hasan, 32, was killed in a reported gunfight with members of RAB in city's Shyamoli area early Wednesday.

Being tipped off that a gang of criminals gathered in the area, a team of RAB-2 conducted a drive there at around 06:00 am, according to sources at RAB-2.

In Cox's Bazar, a Rohingya youth identified as Zafar Alam, 26, son of Dil Mohammad of Nayapara Musoni No. 26 Rohingya camp in Teknaf, was killed in a 'gunfight' with BGB members at Sabrang No. 5 sluice gate early Wednesday.

Tipped off, a team of BGB arrested Zafar on Tuesday night.

In Benapole, police recovered the bullet-hit body of a suspected drug trader from Kuchmora in Sharsha Upazila of Jashore district early Wednesday.

Acting on secret information that two gangs of drug traders were exchanging bullets in the area, a team of police went to the spot and recovered the bullet-hit body of a man, aged around 33, said Mashiur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Sharsha Police Station.

A shutter gun, a bullet and 1.5 kgs of hemp were recovered from the spot.