 [Bangla Daily Star] A regional leader of outlawed Biplobi Communist Party (BCP) was killed in a 'shootout' between his cohorts and police at Munshiganj village under Alamdanga upazila of Chuadanga district yesterday.
He was identified as Monwar Hossain alias Mono, 32, son of Nabis Uddin in the upazila.
According to police, a gang of BCP cadres, led by Monwar, was holding a meeting at a banana orchard near Munshiganj bazar around 1:30am. A team from Alamdanga Police Station, led by its Officer-in-charge Ilias Fakir, raided the place acting on a tip-off.
| Banana orchard? Was the VFW hall booked? |
Sensing presence of the law enforcers, the criminals opened fire and blasted a bomb. Monwar's accomplices fled the scene after a gun battle ensued as police reiterated.
| What exactly did the police reiterate? "BANG"? |
Later, police found injured Monwar and rushed to Chuadanga Sadar Hospital ...
| definitely not a Level I trauma center |
... where he succumbed to his injures around 2:00am.
Police recovered one shutter gun, two bombs, splinters and two bullets from the spot.
| Splinters? How the mighty fall. The RAB leaves the splinters behind as a warning. |
Police said Monwar was also a top leader of local gang BD Bahini -- led by one BD Hossain and was involved with extortion and abduction.
Monwar was an accused in 12 systems 11 cases -- five for murder and six for abduction. |