A top terrorist and also a drug trader was killed in a ‘gunfight’ with Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in Shahidnagar area of Narayanganj Sadar upazila early Sunday.
The deceased, Hasan, 38, was accused in more than 20 cases, said police.
RAB-11 Senior Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Alep Uddin said a team of the elite force conducted a drive in the area to recover drugs. Sensing the presence of Rab men, the criminal opened fire on them, forcing them to retaliate, triggering the gunfight.
Hasan was found dead on the spot after the gunfight, he added.
Later, the elite force members recovered a foreign pistol, four rounds of bullets and 2,500 pieces of Yaba tablets from the scene.
MHK