 A regional leader of the outlawed Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP-Janajuddho) was killed during a shootout between his accomplices and members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) at Dumuria upazila of the district yesterday. The dead was identified as Gazi Mohammad Shamim, 30.
"Is he dead?"
"I think that half of him is..." |
He was arrested at Teligati area under Khanjahan Ali police station of the city on Tuesday morning.
According to a Rab press release, they took Shamim to Kartikdanga village under Dumuria upazila to recover illegal arms following his confessional statement. When they reached the spot at around 1:30 am, Shamim's accomplices opened fire on Rab, against which they retaliated.
| Don'tcha hate it when that happens? I'll bet poor Gazi did... |
Shamim died on the spot when he got caught in the shootout, while his accomplices fled. One pistol, one pipegun and four rifle bullets were recovered from the scene. According to the press release, Shamim was wanted in several criminal cases including murder and was involved with the Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) as a bomber.
| Apparently not as a suicide boomer. Do Purbo Banglars suicide boom, I wonder? |
He also confessed his direct involvement in the bomb attack on a traffic sergeant at Daulatpur on November 19, the press release added. |