2 'drug traders' hurt in BDR firing
Two alleged drug peddlers were injured when Bangladesh Rifles fired on them at Noorpur in Comilla sadar upazila yesterday morning.
Zahid Hossain, 30, and Amin Miah, 55, were admitted to Comilla Medical College Hospital with bullet wounds.
Arbindo Mondal, company commander of 33-Rifles Battalion, Kotbari, said local drug traders confined seven BDR jawans who were conducting an anti-narcotics drive at Noorpur, for nearly four hours since 3:45am.
On information of the confinement, Subedar Abdul Karim of the battalion led a drive to rescue their fellows around 7:00am and chased a pickup van of the drug peddlers.
The pickup van driver injured two of the BDR men -- Subedar Karim, 31, and Gaziur, 29 -- with his vehicle during the chase.
The BDR troops immediately opened fire on the vehicle, injuring its driver Zahid Hossain and his associate Amin Miah.
The troops managed to get the confined BDR men released at 9:00am and seized the pickup van with two cartons containing 200 phensydile bottles.
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