Two held after gunfight

Two criminals were arrested after a gunfight with law enforcers in Chatmohor upazila of the district yesterday morning.The arrestees are Habibullah, 33, of Atghoria upazila, and Khandaker Habib, 32, of Chatmohor upazila. Acting on a tip-off, police raided Idilpur village in Foilzana union of Chatmohor upazila where a gang of criminals assembled at around 7:30am, said Mohammad Habibul Islam, officer-in-charge of Chatmohor Police Station. Sensing the presence of the police, the criminals opened fire on them, prompting the law enforcers to retaliate. After a 30-minute shootout, police arrested two of the gang while the rest managed to flee, the OC added. Police recovered a shutter gun, two bullets and a machete from their possession.