Criminal killed in shootout with police

A criminal was killed in a “shootout” between police and his accomplices at Baruipara village in Pabna on Tuesday night.
The dead was identified as Belal Hossain alias Bellal, 35, son of Jinat Ali Mridha of Haidarpur village in Atghoria Upazila.
Police said they arrested Bellal at about 8:30pm on Tuesday.
Later, they took him to Baruipara village of Atghoria Upazila to recover firearms. When they reached the village, Bellal's accomplices fired on the policemen prompting them to retaliate.
Bellal received bullets and died on the spot.
Police recovered a shutter gun and three rounds of bullet from the scene.
Bellal was accused in eight cases on different charges including murder.