The ‘shootout’ occurred at Shimulia in Khoksha Upazila, said Kushtia Detective Police OC Chabirul Alam. The deceased has been identified as 30-year old ‘Mintu’, who police say was linked to an inter-district bandit group. The bandits had felled a tree across Shimulia Bridge around 2am in an attempt to rob vehicles passing through the area, OC Chabirul told bdnews24.com. When a detective police team was dispatched to the area, the bandits began firing at them. “We have identified the deceased as Mintu, who hailed from Pangsha Upazila in Rajbari.

Source: bd News24 March 10, 2017 06:03 UTC