A listed criminal was killed during a shootout between his accomplices and members of the Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) at Green Model Town in the city's Sabujbagh early yesterday. The dead, Mohammad Wasim, 28, was accused in two murder cases and a police assault case, police said. Sabujbagh police quoting the First Information Report (FIR) filed by the Rab said a team of Rab-3 arrested him at Mugdapara at around 10:00pm on Sunday.
| So that's the title of the fill-in-the-blanks form, a FIR. |
| Ah, the fabled RAB late night roadtrip, when someone calls "Shotgun", they really mean it. |
| "It's the RAB! Open random covering fire!" |
| "Feet, don't fail....Ouch!...me..Ouch!..dammit...rosebud.." |
Mohammad Nadim, brother of Wasim, said his brother had been living at Madanpur in Narayanganj for the last one year and was involved in fish trading there. He came to visit his brother's residence at Mugda on Sunday and was caught by Rab. He was on bail in all the three cases against him, Nadim added.
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Sex workers demand security
Sex workers yesterday protested the attack on them during an attempt to evict them from the 150-year-old brothel at Tangail. They also demanded security for them and their family members and called for ensuring their rehabilitation before the eviction.
At a press conference in the city, leaders of the Sex Workers' Network of Bangladesh said a vested quarter with the help of local administration has been trying to evict 1,200 women from the brothel to grab the land as it is located at the centre of the town. They said unruly people on October 7 launched the attack on sex workers and conscious people who are against such a sudden eviction, leaving about one hundred people injured. They also demanded punishment to those responsible for the attack.
Hazera Begum of Durjoy Nari Shangha said the vested quarter has become active again ahead of the next election to bolster popularity among voters. The leaders also urged all, including the local administration and civil society members, to help protect the rights of the sex workers and their children living in the brothel.