‘Drug trader’ killed in Cox’s Bazar ‘gunfight’: BGB

A suspected drug trader was killed in a "gunfight" with Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in Teknaf upazila of Cox's Bazar early today, BGB said.

The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately.

BGB seized 52,000 yaba tablets and a locally-made firearm from the spot at Golarchar point in Shah Porir Dwip around 3:00am, our Cox's Bazar staff correspondent reports. A member of BGB was also injured during the incident, BGB claimed.

BGB-2 Battalion Commander Lt Col Md Faisal Hasan Khan said that a BGB team chased two drug traders when they were entering Bangladesh territory in a boat through the Naf River.

Seeing the BGB members, the duo opened fire -- forcing the border troops to fire back. One of the criminals fell in the river as he was hit by bullet but the other managed to flee, the BGB official said.

Teknaf Model Police Station Inspector (investigation) Md Abdul Alim said police recovered the body in the morning. The body was sent to Cox's Bazar Sadar Hospital.