The incident occurred in the early hours of Saturday, said Teknaf Police OC Pradeep Kumar Das. The dead was identified as Md Rasel Mahmud, 38, a listed 'drug peddler' implicated in several cases with Narayanganj police. Russel had come to Teknaf from Narayanganj in order to purchase yaba tablets, according to the police. The gunfight eventually ended after the drug peddlers fled the scene," said the OC. Police retrieved 5000 yaba tablets from the bag he was carrying, added the OC.

Source: bd News24 June 15, 2019 06:45 UTC