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Gono Bahini hard boy killed in shootout
[Bangla Daily Star] An operative of outlawed Gono Bahini was killed in a 'shootout' with law enforcers in Bamongram in Sadar upazila early yesterday.

Police say the victim Baul Joardar alias Baul Member, 42, was a close associate of Gono Bahini chief Azibor chairman and a listed criminal.

According to the statement of law enforcers, a joint team of police and Rapid Action Battalion-12 (Rab) approached a gathering in Bamongram and ran into a hail of bullets at around 4:30am.

As the law enforcers returned fire, Baul died, while others managed to escape, the statement says. The law enforcers recovered a homemade rifle and nine bullets from the spot.

Baul, a former member of Jhoudia Union Parishad, hailed from Boidyanathpur village in the Sadar upazila and unleashed a reign of terror in Mohordia, Bishnudia, Jhoudi and Uzangram in the district. Police say he was involved in a number of crimes including murder, abduction, extortion and transport robbery. He was also accused in seven cases including three for murders filed with Islamic University and sadar police stations.
He's lucky he ran into that bullet behind the ear. Else he would have spent the rest of his life sitting in Bangladeshi courtrooms on trial for all of those crimes. Clearly he was wanted in considerably more than twelve systems.
In a separate incident, another outlaw was bullet-hit during a 'gunfight' with police in Kotchandpur upazila Friday night, reports our Jhenidah correspondent.

Police arrested Ashman, 35, son of Mozibor Malitha of Bherakhali village in Harinakundo upazila and admitted him to Jhenidah Sadar Hospital.

Police say acting on a tip-off, they cordoned off a field in Kushna in Kotchandpur at night where a group of extremists were holding a meeting.

At one stage,
Good lord -- how long did the police wait in ambush?
the criminals opened fire on the police, prompting them to retaliate.

Police recovered a shutter gun and two bullets from the spot as other criminals escaped.
Posted by: Fred 2009-08-30
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