'JMB leader' killed in 'gunfight'
A “JMB leader” was killed in a “gunfight” with members of the Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police in Gabtoli area of the capital late last night.
Deceased Shahdat Mahfuz Al Bani, 35, was the operations commander of a JMB faction, DB officials claimed.
The officials told The Daily Star that they were raiding different places and had set up a checkpost in Ashulia in the afternoon to capture Shahdat, alleged leader of the Ashulia bank robbery in April.
He was also involved in the killing of former Power Development Board Chairman Khijir Khan in Badda in October, the DB officials claimed.
The detectives claimed that they had arrested a number of people and when a DB team went to the spot to arrest Shahdat, they were involved in a “gunfight” around 11:30pm.
He was declared dead on arrival at Dhaka Medical College Hospital early today when DB officials took him there.
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