[Bangla Daily Star]  An alleged drug peddler was killed in a 'shootout' between his cohorts and members of the Rapid Action Battalion at Belghar bazaar in Madhabpur upazila of Habiganj early yesterday.
The dear departed was identified as Abdul Hakim, 40, son of Abdus Samad of Itakhola Nayapara in the upazila.
| That sounds like it might be a real place, as opposed to the local name for Fairyland... |
Hakim, a known drug-peddler in the area, was accused in 13 cases, a Rab official said.
| Clearly, he was doe for an encounter. Do drug peddlars go to the Deceivers' Circle in Hell? |
Flight Lt Kawsar Mahmud, in charge of Rab at the Srimangal camp, told The Daily Star, a patrolling team of Rab led by Deputy Assistant Director Biplob Kumar found around eight to 10 persons sitting near a restaurant on Dhaka-Sylhet Highway at Belghar bazaar at about 2:30am.
| A restaurant? How bourgeois! But then, Mr. Hakim is an evil capitalist drug peddlar, not an evil communist ganster, so naturally the place of meeting would not suit the proletariat taste of the latter -- strawberry fields, brickyard, that kind of thing. It's nice to see that the criminal classes all plot during the third shift, though. Criminality leads to late nights, it seems. |
As soon as the law enforcers reached there, the gang opened fire on Rab prompting them to retaliate, he said.
| What happened to the other customers at the restaurant? |
Police also joined the force to chase them, he added.
| My goodness. One rarely sees the police and the Rab together on a case. Was there a large reward? |
Rab men found the bullet-hit body of Hakim lying on the ground while his associates managed to escape.
| As if they'd never been. Perhaps it was a bespoke restaurant. |
Hakim was rushed to the upazila health complex where doctors declared him dead.
He's dead, Jim!
| Brilliant, Dr. Quincy! How do you do it? |
A point 22-bore pistol, 100 bottles of liquor, 50 bottles of phensidyl, four kgs of hemp and a machete were found near the body, the Rab official said.
| All fallen out of Mr. Hakim's capacious pockets. |
The body was sent to the Habiganj Sadar Hospital for his appointment with Doctor Quincy.
| As mentioned above. The Rab writer didn't do a good proof read before sending off his report. |
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