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Afghanistan/South Asia
BDR soldier dies in gun-battle with terrorists in Rangamati
2005-01-05
A paramilitary soldier was died in a gun-fight with terrorists at Shijak Kachu Chhari village under the frontier Baghai Chhari upaizla of the Rangamati Hill District yesterday (Monday). According to locals and different security source, on day of incident, a team of Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) led by subeder Shah Jamal from Kachu Chhari camp were going to Kachu Chhari village for patrolling in their regular duty. Then a group of terrorists who were ambushed there with heavy firearms and suddenly sprayed bullets at them (BDR) leaving a solider namely Shah Jahan (45) No. 43583 died on the spot. His village home in Shaila Kupa of Jhinaidah district. The BDR men also strictly encountered by gun shots. During the half an hour long gunfight, about 200 gun shots were traded between the BDR and terrorists. At one stage, the terrorists instantly run away from the scene. His body was sent in his village home today (Tuesday) from Chittagong Combined Military Hospital, BDR said.

Now, army and paramilitary men jointly going on combing operation in the suspicious areas in the inaccessible Kachu Chhari village. But the joint forces failed to nab any of the terrorists till the time of filing of this report today (Tuesday) at 8.30 p.m., sources added. On the contrary, on this day, a fierce gun battle was erupted between the rival group of propeace Parbattya Chattagram Jana Sanghati Samity (PCJSS) and anti-peace treaty United People Democratic Front (UPDF) in the frontier Shijak areas of this upazila. But no casualities reported from the place of occurrence, sources said. Local suspected that several activists of the both groups may be injuned in the hour-long gun-fight. Both the groups used sophisticated arms in the dreadful fire fight, they added. At present, tension is prevailing in the respective areas after the incident.
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