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Bangladesh |
5 killed in ‘gunfights' |
2019-10-16 |
[Dhaka Tribune] Five people have been killed in reported shootouts in Khulna and Habiganj districts. In Khulna, four pirates were killed in a shootout with Rapid Action Battalion ![]() "During the shootout, Aminur and his three men were killed. Six of our RAB officers were also injured," RAB-6 Commanding Officer (CO) Lt Col Syed Mohammad Nurus Saleheen Yusuf said while confirming the incident on Tuesday morning. The dear departed are - Aminur, Rafik, Akhtarul and Shonish Saha. RAB also recovered huge cache of firearms and ammunitions from the area. In Habiganj, a suspected robber has been killed in a shootout with police at Shaistaganj. The dear departed is Kudrat Ali, 40, of Nizampur union in Habiganj upazila. "We received a tip-off that some 10 to 12 criminals were preparing to commit robbery at Purashudha area on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway," Shaistaganj cop shoppe Officer-in-Charge (OC) Mozammel Haque said while confirming the incident on Tuesday morning. Later, a team from the Detective Branch (DB) of Police raided the area and the robbers opened fire on law enforcers, triggering a shootout. Kudrat Ali was caught in the shootout while his associates managed to flee the scene. ... as though they had never been... Four law enforcers, including a sub-inspector, were also injured in the incident. "Kudrat Ali was a listed criminal and had 13 criminal cases against him," OC Mozammel added. Related: Khulna: 2019-03-28 Bangladesh mother has twins one month after first birth Khulna: 2018-12-16 4 Jamaat men held over attack on Awami League offices Khulna: 2018-10-28 Khulna City Jamaat chief arrested Related: Habiganj: 2018-02-04 10 anti-tank rockets recovered from Satchhari forest Habiganj: 2017-08-13 Two killed in Habiganj clash over mosque committee formation Habiganj: 2016-11-04 2 more Hindu temples vandalised in Jessore, Barisal Related: Rapid Action Battalion: 2019-10-14 7 ABT members arrested from Narayanganj, Pabna Rapid Action Battalion: 2019-08-31 Kabul: jacket wallah kabooms 4, very bad guy somehow dies in custody Rapid Action Battalion: 2019-07-23 Imam arrested for raping multiple women, girls |
Posted by:Fred |
#3 Their shootouts are legend in these parts. Yup - loved reading about Pakistan's answer to Imperial stormtroopers. |
Posted by: Raj 2019-10-16 23:27 |
#2 The vaunted RAB, where have they been? Their shootouts are legend in these parts. |
Posted by: jpal 2019-10-16 10:51 |
#1 Not Chicago? |
Posted by: JohnQC 2019-10-16 10:39 |