An alleged drug peddler has been killed in the capital in what the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) described it as a shootout.
The identity of the deceased could not be ascertained yet.
“A drug peddler has been killed in a shootout with RAB in the wee hours of Monday at Beribadh in the city’s Mirpur area, told RAB Media Wing Director Mufti Mahmud Khan to Bangla Tribune.
“Two pistols and huge amount of drugs were seized from the scene,” said the elite force official.
“Two RAB officials were also injured in the incident,” he added.