UNB, Dhaka :
An unidentified young man was killed in a reported gunfight with members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in the city’s Agargaon area early Thursday.
Identity of the deceased could not be known immediately. Sources at the RAB-2 Headquarters said a team of the elite force challenged some young men in the area while they were staying there at about 2:30 am.
Later, the group members opened fire to the elite force, prompting the law enforcers to retaliate, triggering a gunfight.
During the gunfight, a young man, aged about 25, of the group received severe bullet injuries while his
other associates managed to flee. He was rushed to Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital where on-duty doctors declared him dead.
Two RAB members were also injured in the gunfight.
RAB also recovered two firearms and several rounds of bullet from the spot.
An unidentified young man was killed in a reported gunfight with members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in the city’s Agargaon area early Thursday.
Identity of the deceased could not be known immediately. Sources at the RAB-2 Headquarters said a team of the elite force challenged some young men in the area while they were staying there at about 2:30 am.
Later, the group members opened fire to the elite force, prompting the law enforcers to retaliate, triggering a gunfight.
During the gunfight, a young man, aged about 25, of the group received severe bullet injuries while his
other associates managed to flee. He was rushed to Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital where on-duty doctors declared him dead.
Two RAB members were also injured in the gunfight.
RAB also recovered two firearms and several rounds of bullet from the spot.
