Listed criminal killed in Gazipur \\\'shootout\\\'

A listed criminal was killed in what law enforcers termed shootout between his cohorts and members of Detective Branch (DB) of police at Salna in sadar upazila of Gazipur district early Friday. The deceased was identified as Saidul Islam, 35, a resident of Badda in the capital. Amir Hossain, officer-in-charge of DB police, said police arrested Saidul, an alleged criminal from Gazipur area on Thursday. Following his confessional statement, DB police took him to Salna area to recover firearms around 12am on Friday. Sensing the presence of the DB police, the associates of Saidul opened fire to police, prompting the law enforcers to fire back, triggering a gunfight. At one stage, Saidul was caught in the line of fire and was critically injured. Other associates of Saidul managed to flee the scene. Later Saidul was rushed to Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Medical College and Hospital where doctors declared him dead around 12:25 am. Two DB constables--Yeamin and Ujjal Mia-- were slightly injured during the gunfight. Police recovered a pistol and two rounds of bullet from the scene. Saidul was wanted in several cases filed with Badda Police Station, said the OC, according to a news agency.

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