A suspected drug trader was killed in an alleged gunfight with police at Bagoan village under Daulatpur upazila of Kushtia on early Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Shahidul Islam alias Shahid, 34, son of Manik Ali hailed from Jamalpur village of the upazila.
According to police, Shahid was a wanted criminal in 14 criminal cases. Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Doulatpur Police Station SM Arifur Rahman confirmed the matter. He told the Bangladesh Post that on secret information, they conducted a drive in the area around 3am.
Criminals opened fire as soon as the police team reached the spot, triggering a gunfight. At one stage, Shahid received gunshot wounds. Later, police took him to a local hospital where doctors declared him dead. A pistol, two bullets and 50 bottles of Phensedyl were recovered from the spot, the OC added.