An alleged robber was killed in a reported gunfight with members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in front of RAB check post on the Dhaka-Khulna Highway in Kahalpur area in Mollahat upazila of Bagerhat early on Monday.<\/p>\n
The deceased could not be identified immediately.<\/p>\n
Khandakar Rafiqul Islam, commanding officer of RAB-6, said that a team of RAB signaled two motorcycles ridden by six robbers while they were passing the Rab check post on the highway around 3:00am.<\/p>\n
They avoided the signal and tried to flee away, said the RAB official.<\/p>\n
When the elite force tried to nab them, the bikers opened fire on them, prompting them to retaliate that triggered a gunfight.<\/p>\n
After 15 minutes of gunfights, they found a robber bullet-hit while five others fled away.<\/p>\n
Later, the injured were rushed to Mollahat Upazila Health Complex where doctors declared him dead.<\/p>\n
The RAB members recovered a pistol and three bullets from the spot.<\/p>\n
Besides, a RAB member was injured in the gunfight, added the official.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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