'Gunfight' with Rab: One killed

A suspected criminal was shot dead in a 'gunfight' between his cohorts and Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) yesterday near National Zoo in the city's Mirpur area.
The deceased Md Mintu, 30, is a resident of Ahmednagar, Paikpara in Mirpur.
Rab claimed a team from Rab-4, acting on a tip-off, raided Shah Ali Kumir Shah Mazar area around 11:30pm on Tuesday when a gang of criminals gathered there for committing crime.
They fired bullets at Rab when they were challenged and then Rab also fired in return, hitting Mintu, said Rab officials.
Later, the Rab team found bullet-injured Mintu while all his associates managed to flee the scene, said Walid Md Saifullah, deputy director of Rab's Legal and Media Wing.
Mintu was rushed to Dhaka Medical College Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries around 1:30am Wednesday, the Rab official said.
The Rab men recovered a pistol and three sharp weapons from his possession, said Saifullah.
Mintu, son of Bishu Miah, was accused in 10 cases including five for murders filed with Mirpur Police Station, said officer-in-charge of the police station, Kazi Wazed Ali.
The OC claimed that Mintu was a close associate of top listed criminal Shahadat of Mirpur.