2 outlaws killed in 'crossfire'
Our Correspondent, Pabna
Two top activists of outlawed Sramajibi Mukti Andolan of Kushtia were killed in an 'encounter' with Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) early hours Sunday at Char Ghoshpur village in Pabna sadar upazila. Three Rab personnel were also injured during the encounter. The dead were identified as Shahidul Islam, 32, son of Ahmed Ali from Sadarpur village of Kumarkhali upazila in Kushtia district and Nasir Uddin, 25, son of Aher Sheikh from Berkalua village of the same upazila. According to Rab, at around 3:00am, a team of Rab 12 from Pabna camp acted on a tip off and raided Char Ghoshpur village where the criminals belonging to the outlawed party gathered to commit criminal acts. As soon as Rab reached the spot, the criminals opened fire on Rab. The law enforcers also returned fire prompting a gunfight that lasted around 40 minutes. The two outlaws were found dead after the gunfight was over, claimed Rab. Habilder M Saifullah and soldiers Shakhawat and Abdus Sattar of Rab were injured in the gunfight. Rab recovered an Italian 9mm pistol, a Russian rifle, a shutter gun and 12 bullets from the scene. The dead were accused in several criminal cases, Rab said.
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