The alleged “gunbattle” took place in Agrabad under Double Mooring Police Station of the port city on Sunday. The deceased, Khurshid Ahmed, 36, was a vice-president of the Pathantuli Ward unit of the ruling party’s youth front, locals said. RAB-7 Deputy Commander Squadron Leader Shafayat Jamil Fahim said they detained Khurshid with a foreign pistol in Agrabad Commerce College area around 9pm. After teasing out information from Khurshid, RAB took him to his den near Agrabad World Trade Centre to recover more illegal firearms, Fahim said. The RAB personnel retaliated in self-defence when Khurshid’s associates opened fire on them, he added.

Source: bd News24 October 13, 2019 19:41 UTC