Kushtia outlaw killed in 'shootout'

25 November 2009, 17:00 PM

Our Correspondent, Kushtia

An underground operative was killed in a 'shootout' between his cohorts and the law enforcers at Habaspur village under Kumarkhali upazila of Kushtia district on Tuesday night. The dead is Tajmul alias Taju, 38, a regional leader of outlawed New Biplobi Communist Party (NBCP). Acting on a tip-off, police raided an area near Mir Mosharraf Hossain Bridge over Gorai river at the village where some NBCP men, led by Taju, were holding a meeting at around 10:30pm. Sensing the presence of policemen, the outlaws opened fire on them prompting the law enforcers to retaliate. Taju received bullet injuries during the gunfight and died on way to Kushtia General Hospital at around 11:00pm, police said. His accomplices, however, managed to flee, they added. One foreign made revolver and four bullets were recovered from the spot. According to police, Taju was wanted in seven cases, two for murder, filed with Kumarkhali Police Station.