 [Bangla Daily Star] Two top outlawed party leaders were shot dead in separate incidents of "crossfire" between police and their gangs in Kushtia early yesterday raising the number of such deaths to 21 in the district in last 17 days.
| Twenty-one trials that won't go forward to further clog the no-doubt overloaded Bangladeshi criminal courts. |
The dead were identified as Gono Bahini leader Marfat Hossain, 40, son of Ishaq Biswas of Ailchara in sadar upazila, and Gono Mukti Fouj leader Biplob, 33, son of late Tofazzel Hossain of Kataikhana area in Kushtia district town.
| No doubt Mr. Tofazzel Hossain died of shame at his son's conduct. Mr. Ishaq Biswas clearly does not have such a punctilious sense of family honour. He probably doesn't even own a brace of duelling pistols |
.A police team of sadar upazila conducted a raid in Ailchara village at around 3:30am when some Gono Bahini cadres led by Marfat were holding a meeting beneath the Ailchara Bara Bridge.
| "Watch yer feet don't get wet, me boyos. Don't want none of youse sneezing when you hold up passers-by for their preteen daughters in marriage." |
Police cordoned off the area and asked the outlaws to surrender but the operatives opened fire prompting the law enforcers to retaliate.
| They didn't want to, but what could they do? There were innocent civilians sleeping in that village. |
The body of Marfat was found on the spot after his accomplices had escaped.
"He's dead, sarge."
"Good use of the stray bullets, patrolman." |
Police recovered a shutter gun and eight bullets from the scene.
| The newest trainees were assigned to clean them to a shine for return to the velvet lined evidence case until the next encounter. |
Marfat was accused in six cases including murder and abduction filed with Kushtia sadar and Islamic University police stations.
| Oooooh. A college lad astray by a weak character and evil companions. No doubt the demon alcohol/methanol blend played a part. And now he was wanted on twelve systems. |
Another police team led by Assistant Police Super Alamgir Hossain raided Chadgara Eidgah on information that a gang of Gono Mukti Fouj operatives were holding a meeting at around 5:00am.
Sensing police presence, armed cadres led by Biplob started shooting at police, forcing the law enforcers to fire back. When outlaws fled the scene, Biplob was found dead.
Police recovered two LGs and nine bullets from the spot.
Biplob was accused in a dozen cases including five for murder filed with the sadar police station.
According to police, Biplob recently threatened a police official in the district with death. |