Police say they did not open fire to keep the woman safe

A leader of the ruling Awami League was killed in a “gunfight” with police at Teknaf upazila in Cox’s Bazar early yesterday.

The prime accused in the Rifat murder case was killed in a “gunfight” between his accomplices and police in Barguna early yesterday.

An alleged drug dealer was killed in a “gunfight” with police in Cumilla Sadar South upazila early yesterday.

A suspected drug peddler was killed in a “gunfight” with police at Teknaf upazila in Cox’s Bazar on Friday night, hours after the law enforcers detained him from his home.

A suspected drug peddler was killed in a “gunfight” with police at Teknaf upazila in Cox’s Bazar on Friday night, hours after the law enforcers detained him from his home.

A murder suspect was killed in a “gunfight” with police in Chattogram city’s Bakalia area early yesterday.

A rape suspect was killed in a “gunfight” with police in Meherpur early yesterday, while three girls were allegedly raped in three districts since Thursday.

Three people, including two suspected drug traders, died in “gunfights” with the police and the Rab in Dhaka, Munshiganj, and Rangpur yesterday.

A suspected drug dealer was killed yesterday allegedly in a “gunfight” with police in Kalibari area of Mymensingh city, police said. The dead, Lalu Mia, 45, was a resident of city's Krishtapur Baganbari area.

A prime suspect in a Union Parishad chairman murder case was killed in a "gunfight" with police in Barishal yesterday.

An alleged criminal was killed in a “gunfight” with police in Abaderhat area under Agordari union of sadar upazila in Satkhira around 4:00am yesterday.

A man accused of murdering an autorickshaw driver was killed in a “gunfight” with police in Gudaria area of Phulpur upazila in Mymensingh in the early hours yesterday.

An alleged robber is killed in a “gunfight” between his cohorts and police in Madarganj upazila of Jamalpur last night.

An alleged robber is killed in a “gunfight” between his cohorts and police in Shailakupa upazila of Jhenidah early today.

An alleged robber is killed in a “gunfight” with police in Raipur upazila of Laxmipur early today.

An alleged criminal is killed in what police describe as gunfight in Rajshahi city early today during an anti-militancy crackdown in the area.

He might have had a vital clue to the mystery over secret killings that have been roiling the country for the last couple of years. Fleeing after hacking a Hindu college teacher in Madaripur, he was caught by locals and handed over to police. It was the second time that such an assailant was captured.

Three people, including the prime accused in a police official murder case, were killed in “shootouts” with law enforcers in Pabna, Brahmanbaria and Jessore yesterday.

An alleged outlaw was killed in a "gunfight" with police in the district's Tala upazila early yesterday.