[Bangla Daily Star] Two regional leaders of outlawed parties were killed in separate incidents of 'shootout' and mob beating yesterday in Kushtia and Meherpur districts respectively.Ilias Hossain Mamun, 38, of Meherpur's Gangni upazila, who was a leader of outlawed Janajuddho, a faction of Purbo Banglar Communist Party (PBCP-ML), was killed in a 'shootout' between police and his cohorts at Khalishakundi village under Daulatpur upazila in Kushtia.
Police sources said a team from Detective Branch and Daulatpur police raided the village around 4:00am on information that Mamun was holding a meeting with his accomplices.
Being surrounded by police, the operatives opened fire prompting the law enforcers to retaliate. Mamun died on the spot but his accomplices managed to flee the scene. Police recovered one LG, 2 bullets and four machetes from there.
Police sent the dead body to Kushtia general hospital.
According to police, Mamun was involved in extortion, abduction and robbery and was accused in six cases including four for murders filed with Daulatpur in Kushtia and Gangni in Meherpur police stations.
In a separate incident, Badsha alias Badsha Bhai, 35, regional leader of a PBCP-ML faction Lal Pataka, was beaten to death at Roypur, his native village under Gangni upazila.
According to police, a group of 15 people caught Badsha around 3:00am when he opened a blank fire after being challenged by the night guards while roaming on the street.
Badsha was injured severely as the people beat him up.
On information, police of Gangni police station rushed to the spot and rescued Badsha and took him to Meherpur General Hospital where the doctors declared him dead around 4:30pm.
A shutter gun and one bullet were recovered from his possession. Badsha was accused in six cases including two for murder.