Staff Reporter :
At least one killed and several others, including three policemen were injured during a gunfight between law enforcers and armed terrorists in a suspected militants den in the capital’s Shialbari of Rupnagar area at Friday night, police sources said.
The deceased Jahangir Alam alias Murad was identified as a most wanted militant who managed to flee during Narayanganj raid earlier this week.
The injured policemen were including Shahid Alam, Officer-in-Charge, and Shahin Fakir, Officer-in-Charge (investigation) of Rupnagar Police satiation. They have been taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital for treatment.
Deputy Commissioner of DMP (Media) Masudur Rahman confirmed the news saying the killed militant was the chief of Military wing of the neo-JMB.
Sources said, acting on a tipped off, members of law enforcement agencies started the raid at 9:50pm in the suspected militant den at a residential building located at Road 33, of Rupnagar residential area. Sensing presence of the law enforcers, the militants opened fire at the police, prompting them to retaliate that triggered a gunfight.
Jahangir Alam received bullet wounds during the gunfight and died in the spot.
Rupnagar Police, RAB and Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of DMP took part on the raid.
Masudur Rahman said raid was going on at the place till the filling of the report at 10:30pm.
At least one killed and several others, including three policemen were injured during a gunfight between law enforcers and armed terrorists in a suspected militants den in the capital’s Shialbari of Rupnagar area at Friday night, police sources said.
The deceased Jahangir Alam alias Murad was identified as a most wanted militant who managed to flee during Narayanganj raid earlier this week.
The injured policemen were including Shahid Alam, Officer-in-Charge, and Shahin Fakir, Officer-in-Charge (investigation) of Rupnagar Police satiation. They have been taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital for treatment.
Deputy Commissioner of DMP (Media) Masudur Rahman confirmed the news saying the killed militant was the chief of Military wing of the neo-JMB.
Sources said, acting on a tipped off, members of law enforcement agencies started the raid at 9:50pm in the suspected militant den at a residential building located at Road 33, of Rupnagar residential area. Sensing presence of the law enforcers, the militants opened fire at the police, prompting them to retaliate that triggered a gunfight.
Jahangir Alam received bullet wounds during the gunfight and died in the spot.
Rupnagar Police, RAB and Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of DMP took part on the raid.
Masudur Rahman said raid was going on at the place till the filling of the report at 10:30pm.
