[Bangla Daily Star] Two siblings, allegedly illegal arms and drugs peddlers, were killed and five members of Rab and police sustained injuries in a 'shootout' at Vaturia in Jessore Sadar early yesterday. The deceased were identified as Ahsan Kabir Hasan, 55, and his brother Mizanur Rahman Mizan, 45, sons of Tafsiruddin Biswas of Shankarpur village in the upazila.I don't know where that is, but I'm sure their mother loved them.
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab-6) recovered 12 firearms and 74 bullets from the spot while three members of Rab and two policemen were injured in the gunfight, said Rab-6 officials.
For Bangladesh, that's a serious pile of guns.
Hasan and Mizan were arrested at Mirpur a in the capital on Wednesday.
"Afternoon boys. Ya'll coming with us."
The battle took place when the law enforcers went to Jessore with the two brothers to recover firearms based on their confession.
It's your standard Arms Cache pickup run. No time listed, but the story does say "early yesterday". Standard Rab procedure is 2AM to avoid
Rab-6 official sources said as soon as they reached the spot, the cohorts of the arrestees opened fire at the law enforcers forcing them to retaliate.
Don't they always?
Hasan and Mizan were caught in the line of fire while trying to flee.
Insert "Crossfire" here.
The brothers died on the spot, said the sources.
"Ouch.....rosebud..."
Hasan was the chief of 'Hasan syndicate', which had been carrying out smuggling and arms and drugs peddling through the Indian border.
And who are we to dispute the Rab.
The law enforcers, however, could arrest none of the cohorts.
Disappeared into the night, like they were never there.
Rab and police sources said Hasan was accused in 22 cases
The brothers were also accused in Udichi bomb-blast case. However, they were acquitted of the case as none dared to make statement against them. Hasan was ousted from the Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal in 1988 for his involvement in robberies.
Locals and police sources said during the BNP-led four-party alliance government, the brothers continued smuggling, extortion and other criminal activities under the shelter of a local BNP minister.
Just like Chicago
After the Awami League-led Grand Alliance government came to power, they took shelter under a powerful AL leader and were engaged in tender snatching in the city's Mirpur, said another source.