 Two more killed in 'crossfire'Two regional leaders of two underground parties were killed in 'crossfires' between law enforcers and cohorts of the killed leaders in Rajshahi and Chuadanga Wednesday night and early Thursday. With these, the 'crossfire' death toll raised to 299 since June 2004. The deceased were identified as Baki Billah, 35, a regional leader of the Purba Banglar Communist Party of Charghat in Rajshahi, and Atiar Rahman, 45, also a regional leader of the Biplobi Communist Party in Chuadanga.
RAB sources said the Pabna RAB held Baki from village Moud under Faridpur upazila in Pabna on May 11 and took him to Rajshahi RAB Headquarters to interrogate him. | "Hi Baki, welcome to HQ. Can I get you anything? Coffee, tea, pliers, jumper cables?" |
Following his confessional statement, the battalion launched a drive to recover illegal weapons and arrest his accomplices, RAB said. "Come on, Baki, let's go for a "drive"."
"Uh oh" |
On their way to Charghat early Thursday, Baki's accomplices opened fire on RAB men. | Just happened to bump into them, huh? How unfortunate..... |
The law enforcers also fired back. Baki was caught in 'crossfire' when he tried to escape, RAB said. RAB said Baki was accused in at least 30 criminal cases, including five murder charges. The battalion also seized a shutter gun and a live cartridge from the spot.
UNB Reports:An outlawed party leader, injured during a gun battle between terrorists and members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in Charghat upazila of Rajshahi early today, died later at Charghat Health Complex, reports UNB. The deceased was identified as Baki Billah, 35, zonal leader of Purba Banglar Communist Party and listed terror of Pabna district police.
Police and RAB sources said that acting on a tip-off they arrested Baki Billah from Shahjadpur in Sirajganj on Wednesday evening. After the arrest, as he was being taken to Rajshahi for interrogation the RAB members came under fire from terrorists near a `beel' (waterbody) at Rauthi. | So, no confession, no arms recovery mission? |
The RAB members returned the fire, triggering a gunfight that left Baki injured. The critically wounded underground operative was brought to Charghat Health Complex where the on duty physicians declared him dead after admission at 2 am.
In another incident, Atiar Rahman, 45, was killed in 'crossfire' with the police at Shahebnagar in Chuadanga Wednesday night. The police said Cobra, a special team of the Detective Branch, aided by the police of Sinduria outpost, arrested Atiar from his second wife's paternal house in Jhenaidah Wednesday evening. | We haven't heard from Cobra in a long time. Nice to see they haven't lost their touch |
Soon after his arrest, the police recovered one shutter gun and six bullets from Sinduria Primary School. | Must have been for Show and Tell |
.Following his confessional statement, the police team took him to nearby village Shahebnagar to recover more firearms and nab his accomplices. | An old tale that never fails to ammuse |
As they reached the spot, his accomplices opened fire on the law enforcers.
The law enforcers also fired shots. Atiar was caught in 'crossfire' when attempted to flee and died on the spot, receiving bullets in the chest and back. | In the chest and out the back, or visa versa? |
The police said Atiar was wanted in 10 cases, including eight murders. Earlier, three of his brothers were killed by his opponents. |