An alleged robber has been killed in Satkhira in what the police described as a shootout.
The incident was reported in the early hours of Friday (Jan 3) from Matiadanga area in the district’s Sadar Upazila, said police.
The deceased has been identified as Zakir Hossain, who was wanted in 13 cases.
“Being tipped-off that a group of people were preparing to commit a robbery, police conducted a raid in the area. Sensing the presence of the law enforcers, the robbers opened fire on police, prompting them to fire back in self defence which triggered a shootout,” said Satkhira Additional Superintendent of police Mirza Salauddin.
“Zakir was caught in line of crossfiring while his cohorts managed to flee the scene,” said Salauddin.
“A firearm and ammunition were seized from the scene,” he added.