An alleged drug peddler has been killed in Dhaka in what the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) described as shootout.
The incident was reported around 2am on Tuesday (May 7) from Dumni area in the capital’s Khilkhet, RAB spokesperson Mufti Mahmud Khan told Bangla Tribune.
The deceased is yet to be identified, he added.
“Two RAB members were injured during the shootout,” said the elite force official before adding, “Huge amount of yaba tablets, pistol and ammunition were seized from the scene.”