‘Yaba Trader’: Man killed in BGB ‘gunfight’

A suspected yaba trader was killed in a so-called gunfight with Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in Sluice Gate area of Teknaf in Cox's Bazar early yesterday.

The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately.

Tipped off, a team of BGB-2 challenged a boat carrying three people along sluice gate-1 of Naf River, said a press release from BGB headquarters.

Sensing danger, the criminals opened fire on BGB men, forcing them to fire back that triggered a "gunfight", the release said.

At one stage, all the criminals jumped into the river to flee, it added. BGB members found a man with bullet injuries and took him to a local hospital where doctors declared him dead.

Two BGB men were also injured during the incident.

A locally made firearm, 2.1 lakh yaba tablets, and two bullet cartridges were recovered.