 [Dhaka Tribune] At least six people were killed in separate ’shootout ’incidents with law enforcement on Sunday during an aggressive campaign against the surging narcotics trade.
The incidents took place in Barishal, Feni, Mymensingh, Jashore, Dinajpur, and Tangail districts.
Law enforcement agencies have also incarcerated
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2,300 suspected narcos and users in raids since early May, according to a statement by Rapid Action battalion, reports AFP.
RAB officials said its forces had killed nine others since last week.
In Barishal, an unidentified member of a suspected drug trading gang was killed in an incident with a team of detectives at Bottola Bazar in Dakhshin Char Aicha village under sadar upazila.
Kaunia Police Station Officer-in-Charge Nurul Islam said, acting on a tip-off, a team of detectives went to the area around 3am. When the detectives reached the spot, the robbers opened fire on them.
In retaliation, they fired back, which left one of the robbers dead. The other suspected members of the gang managed to flee the scene.
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Police also recovered a pipe gun, two sharp weapons, and eight rounds of bullets from the spot, the OC said.
During the incident, a sub-inspector and two constables were maimed.
In Feni, a suspected drug pusher was killed in a shootout with police in Pathan Nagar under Chhagalnaiya upazila.
The dear departed is Alamgir Hossain Bhuiyan, of Paschim Pathan Gor area under the upazila.
Alamgir was accused in nine cases filed with Chhagalnaiya cop shoppe, which included drugs and arms charges, , Officer-in-Charge M Morshed said.
He said police conducted the drive at an abandoned house in the village around 1am.
Alamgir was declared dead when taken to Feni Sadar Hospital.
Police also recovered one pistol, three shotgun cartridges, 1,000 yaba tablets, and 100 bottles of Phensedyl from the house.
In Mymensingh, a suspected drug trader, Rajiul Hasan Biplob, 42, was killed around 2:30am in a reported shootout with police at Gonshar intersection in the town.
The 45-year-old was accused in several cases.
In Jashore, a 35-year-old man identified as Dalim Hossain was killed in an alleged shootout.
The incident occurred in Sujolpur village of Sadar upazila.
Kotwali cop shoppe OC Azmol Huda said the police recovered 500 yaba tablets, one shotgun, one bullet, and four shotgun cartridges from the scene.
In Dinajpur, a suspected drug pusher was killed in a shootout with the police.
The incident, similar to all the others, occurred in Sardarpara area of Biral upazila.
Biral cop shoppe OC Abdul Majid said: "Drug dealer Babu, 45, was killed in the shootout."
The police recovered four cocktail bombs, two pistols, and 193 bottles of phensedyl.
In Tangail, a 22-year-old drug pusher named Emon was killed in a shootout with the police.
The incident occurred near the Pushtokamuri Dakkhinpara bridge of Mirzapur upazila.
Two coppers were maimed in the shootout.
Mirzapur cop shoppe OC AKM Mizanul Haque said the body was sent to Tangail General Hospital morgue.
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