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| Two killed, one injured in 'gunfights' with lawmen |
| 2015-02-18 |
| [Dhaka Tribune] At least two men have been killed and another injured in separate incidents of alleged gunfights between law enforcers and miscreants in Gaibandha, Jhenaidah and Satkhira. Our correspondent in Gaibandha reports that a Shibir activist was shot and killed during what the local RAB claimed as a gunfight in the early hours of the day near Burirghar in Palashbari upazila. The deceased was Mostafa Manzil, 32, who local police confirmed as an active Shibir member. Ashraf Hossain Siddique, assistant director of RAB-13 Gaibandha camp, said a patrolling team of RAB was attacked with crude bombs on the Gaibandha-Palashbari Road at around 5am yesterday. A group of miscreants also opened fire at the RAB team, and the ensuing gunfight left Mostafa dead. Gaibandha police station OC Raziur Rahman said Mostafa was the primary accused in the case filed in connection with the recent arson attack on a bus that killed eight and injured 23 others in Gaibandha's Tulsighat. In Jhenaidah, 40-year-old Rafik Uddin alias Choto Tarek ‐ who the RAB claimed was a regional leader of the Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP-Janajuddah) ‐ was killed in an alleged gunfight in the sadar upazila. Squadron Leader of Jhenaidah RAB 6, Foysal Ahmed, said a RAB team carried out a raid in the early hours of yesterday following a tip-off that a PBCP group was holding a meeting near the Chutlia intersection. A gunfight ensued when the PBCP men sensed the presence of law enforcers. After the exchange of bullets, the body of Rafik ‐ who was reportedly an accused in eight cases including four for murder ‐ was found at the scene. However, the victim's mother Nabirun Nessa told our Jhenaidah correspondent that her son was earlier picked up by RAB men and was later gunned down. Her claims were also corroborated by two other locals -Sujan Hossain and Sarwar Hossain - who said Rafik was chatting with them beside the Dhaka-Khulna Highway at around 11am on Monday when a RAB van picked up Rafik. Local Awami League sources however claimed that Rafik was the vice-president of the Mahrajpur union union's Juba League unit. Elsewhere in Satkhira, an alleged robber - Shahidul Islam, 32 - was injured in a gunfight between his cohorts and police in Ramchandra area early yesterday. Police said acting on a tip-off, a police team raided a gang of robbers at around 2:30am. Sensing the presence of law enforcers, the robbers hurled two crude bombs and opened fire on them, triggering a gunfight that left Shahidul injured. Shahidul's father Akbar Ali however claimed that the police had arrested Shahidul from the Judge Court area earlier on Monday and later shot him at night. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #7 oh i see from article below it is now a shooter gun |
| Posted by: Bov Flimbers 2015-02-18 20:15 |
| #6 I dunno if this is a genuine RAB tale - no shuutergan and round of bullet retrieved |
| Posted by: Bov Flimbers 2015-02-18 20:12 |
| #5 I'll bet the Mods have an underground fan base in the millions. A mod colored by-the-numbers tee-shirt might be huge. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2015-02-18 14:48 |
| #4 crossfire Bangladesh gits way too many hits on Google. They done switched to gunfights forty time bean. |
| Posted by: Anice Nim 2015-02-18 13:05 |
| #3 Armed Rabbery |
| Posted by: Shipman 2015-02-18 11:46 |
| #2 He was RABBed to death. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2015-02-18 10:35 |
| #1 "Gunfights"?; 'alleged gunfights'? he was shot and killed. That's as in "lost a gunfight" |
| Posted by: Frank G 2015-02-18 08:42 |