Outlaw killed in shootout with police

Sadar thana police sources said they went to the village at about 4 am on an information that GMF and another outlawed party, BCP (Bipplobi Communist Party), were preparing for a gunfight for supremacy in the area.

Sensing police presence, GMF men opened fire on police, while BCP activists fled the area, police said.

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After a gunfight, police found the body of Shamim Hossain alias Dat Samim, 36. His accomplices fled away.

Police recovered a shutter gun and some bullets from the spot.

The duty officer at the Sadar police station said Samim was accused in 'several' cases.