Representational photo BigstockLaw enforcers recovered guns, 20,000 yaba pills, 18 cartridges, and three sharp weapons from the spotsThree suspected drug traders, including a Rohingya woman, have been killed in separate reported gunfights with police and Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) in Teknaf of Cox's Bazar. In Moulvibazar, police conducted a raid based on a tip-off about the drug traders, Teknaf police station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Pradip Kumar Das confirmed to the Dhaka Tribune. He claimed that, upon hearing the police, the drug traders opened fire at them, causing the police to retaliate in self-defence. Three police officials – Sub-Inspector (SI) Dipak Biswas, Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Amir and Constable Shariful – were injured in this incident and were taken to Teknaf Hospital. A case, without any names mentioned, was filed with Teknaf police station against the remaining drug traders in this regard, although they already had cases filed against them involving drugs.

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 31, 2019 04:30 UTC