 | They ran out of Purba Banglar commies? |
Three pirates were killed and two Rapid Action Battalion members injured
| ... a hernia and a bruised ego ... |
| Hey! Bruised egos are very painful! |
in a "shootout" between the law enforcers and pirates in the river Baleshwar near Chardoani in Patharghata upazila early yesterday.
| I don't think that's on the hydrographical survey... |
| You're using the 10x jeweler's loupe. Clearly you need to put the map under the electron microscope instead. |
Acting on a tip-off,
| tip o' the hat to Mahmoud the Weasel ... |
a joint team of Rab and Coast Guard
| B'desh has a Coast Guard? |
| Well, they do have a coast. It makes sense they'd want to guard against it being stolen. |
conducted a drive in the area at about 2:00 am and challenged a trawler carrying 15-20 pirates of Raju Bahini.
"Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum
The pirates of Chardoani are we-e-e-e
We take what we want and steal what we will --
Oh Cheez it's the RAB-B-B-B!!! |
| You are planning to keep your day job, right? |
The pirates were heading towards deep-sea area to commit piracy.
| Because, you see, they're pirates ... |
Sensing the presence of the law enforcers,
| Spider Sense works on the open water? |
| Apparently Mahmoud the Weasel does, too. Wonders never cease when Bangladesh is involved. |
the pirates opened fire on them, prompting the elite force to fire back.
| Good luck finding any rounds of bullet out there ... |
Three pirates--Kuddus Mollah, the leader of the gang, Aroj Ali and Idris Ali died on the spot during the exchange of fire
| Got tossed off the RAB barge and into the water ... |
while their cohorts managed to escape.
| "Escape" means they weren't killed by crossfire or captured. Do pirates swim faster than sharks? |
Flight Lt Shamim and Nayek Faruk Hossain of Rab were injured during the gunfight. They were rushed to Barisal Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital in critical condition.
| That must be the one on the coast. |
The joint force recovered 10 firearms, including five guns, four LGs, one air gun, 47 rounds of bullet and some sharp weapons from the spot.
| I guess it's too risky to take the shutter gun out on a boat ... |
Lt Hasanuzzaman, station commander of Patharghata Coast Guard, confirmed the incident and said the deceased pirates hailed from Bagerhat and Khulna districts.
| Were they loved by their mothers? |
| Of course! How else could they be made to weep when reminded of them while in their cups? |
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