One killed, 11 hurt in shootout with Rab in Cox's Bazar
One person was killed, 11 others were nabbed and eight firearms seized following a shootout between a criminal outfit and Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in the offshore island of Maheshkhali in Cox's Bazar yesterday.
On information, a 30-member team of Rab 7 from Chittagong raided the island at around 4:00am, sources said.
As the Rab members approached Banjamirghona under Dalkata union of Maheshkhali on engine boats, criminals opened fire on them, prompting a several-hour-long shootout.
After an exchange of several hundred bullets, the Rab picked up 11 criminals. The Rab also recovered the body of alleged criminal Md Nabir Hossain, 28, son of Zakir Hossain, with a bullet in his head.
The elite force seized six SBBL guns, one .303 sawn-off rifle, one LG with 21 bullets and other ammunition.
The Rab handed over the arrestees to Maheshkhali police.
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