5 shot dead as law enforcement reports gunfights

Kabir Humayun: Five people were killed in reported gunfights with Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in Dhaka, Cox’s Bazar and Pabna early yesterday.
The law enforcement claimed that among the deceased two were robbers, two were drug traders and remaining one was a member of an outlaw party, reports UNB.
In Dhaka, two unidentified ‘robbers’ were killed in a reported gunfight with the members of RAB-2 in Rayerbazar around 3:30am.
The team recovered three pistols, bullets and sharp weapons from the spot.
In Cox’s Bazar, two suspected drug traders were killed in a reported gunfight with the members of RAB-7 in Morichya area of Ukhia upazila around 2:30am.
The deceased were identified as Abdus Samad, 27, son of Md Shah Alam, of Sitakundu upazila in Chattogram district and Abu Hanif, 30, son of Nazmul Sarder of Jashore district.
The RAB recovered 130,000 pieces of yaba tablets and a foreign pistol, one shooter gun, eight-round bullets and eight-round bullet shells from the spot.
In Pabna, Korban Hossain, 36, a suspected leader of regional outlaw party, was killed in a reported gunfight with the police in Koijari village of Ataikula upazila around 1:30am.
Korban is son of Kiamuddin Pramanik of Jatrapur village in Ataikula upazila of the district.
Four policemen were also injured in the incident, said the OC, adding that they recovered a revolver, four cartridges, two cartridge sells, 20 yaba tablets and a motorcycle from the spot.