A regional leader of the outlawed Maoist outfit Purba Banglar Communist Party was killed in a shootout between his accomplices and the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) at Borobagh village in Bagerhat district early yesterday.
Really? And how did that happen? | Mustafiz alias Jewel Shikder, 30, was a prime accused in the Awami League leader Kalidas Boral's murder.
Ahah. A first-class bad guy. So what happened next? | On a tip-off, a RAB team arrested Mustafiz from the Khulna court premises on Thursday afternoon.
"Stick 'em up, Mustafiz!"
"Egad! The RAB!"
"Yer goin' downtown!"
"But... we are downtown!" | Members of the security forces were taking Mustafiz to a hide-out where arms and ammunition had been stashed.
Good idea. Bet it was in the wee hours of the morning, too. That's the best time for that sort of thing. There's less traffic... | As they reached near the hide-out, Mustafiz's accomplices opened fire and hurled bombs on the RAB personnel in a bid to free their leader prompting the law enforcers to return fire.
"It's the RAB, men! Bring up the bombs! But be careful not to hit Mustafiz!... Whoa! That hadda hurt! Sorry. Our bad!" | Mustafiz was caught in the "cross-fire" while trying to flee and was critically injured, said a RAB official. Later, he died in hospital. Mustafiz was wanted for three murders. |