'Gun-runner' killed in 'gunfight'

An alleged arms smuggler was killed in a “gunfight” with detectives in Faridpur town on Friday night.

The dead, Habibur Rahman Habib, 32, was the son of late Abdul Khaleq of Khabashpur in the town.

According to police, Habib was involved in firearms smuggling through different borders in the southwestern region.

He stood accused in nine criminal cases, including arms smuggling, murder and robbery.

Acting on a tip-off that Habib was making a deal with his buyers to sell firearms, a team of Detective Branch (DB) of police raided East Khaspur Launch ghat area around 11:30pm, said Mohammad Kamruzzaman, additional superintendent of Faridpur police.

Sensing the law enforcers' presence, Habib and his aides attacked police with sharp weapons. Police then opened fire on them, triggering a “gunfight” between police and criminals.

At one stage, the criminals fled the scene, and police found the bullet-hit body of Habib on the spot. 

Habib was rushed to Faridpur Medical College Hospital where he died later, police said.

A police constable was injured in the incident. He received treatment from a local private clinic, the police official added.