2 'robbers' hurt in police firing

Two alleged robbers were injured in police firing during a robbery at Panchshira Bazar in Kalai upazila early Tuesday. The injured are Raju Miah, 32, and Ziarul Islam, 23. Sirajul Islam, officer-in-charge of Kalai Police Station, said when a gang of robbers stormed into medicine shop in the area at around 3:15am, a patrol team of police challenged them. At one stage, the robbers attacked the policemen with sharp weapons, prompting the law enforcers to fire at them, leaving Raju and Ziarul injured.