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Two Rohingas among three die in Cox's Bazar, Kushtia gunfights

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Two Rohingya refugees and a suspected drug smuggler were killed in separate gunfights in Cox's Bazar and Kushtia districts on Friday.

In Cox's Bazar, two Rohingya suspects with alleged links to the murder of a local Jubo League leader have been killed in a shootout with police in Teknaf upazila.

The incident occurred in the hills adjoining the Jadimura Rohingya Camp under the Upazila's Hnila Union in the early hours of Friday, said Teknaf Police OC Pradip Kumar Das.

The dead men were identified as Abdul Karim, 24, and Nesar Ahmed, 27, both residents of the registered camp in Nayapara, reports bdnews24.com.

Police launched a raid on a tip that a number of the fugitive suspects in the killing of Omar Faruk were holed up near the Jadimura Rohingya Camp, according to OC Pradip.

"The criminals opened fire on the police as soon as they arrived at the location. The law enforcers retaliated and at one point in the gunfight, the assailants fled when two men were found lying on the ground with bullet-wounds."

The wounded men were initially rushed to Teknaf Upazila Health Complex before being taken to Cox's Bazar Sadar Hospital where the on-duty doctor declared them dead, said the OC.

On Aug 23, Omar Faruk, the president of Hnila Union Ward-9 wing of Jubo League, was picked up from his home and shot dead by a gang of ‘Rohingya assailants’ in the Jadimura area, according to the police.

Karim and Nesar were both named suspects in the case over the murder of Omar.

They were also implicated in several other cases with the charges against them ranging from murder, robbery to the use of illegal firearms.

Four other suspects in the Omar murder case, including the prime suspect Nur Mohammed, have been killed in similar 'shootouts' with the police.

Two guns and seven bullets were recovered from the scene while three law enforcers were injured during the drive, according to the police.

In Kushtia, a suspected drug smuggler has been killed in a gunfight with police on Friday.

The incident took place in the Sadar Upazila's Molla Teghoria area around 2:00am, said Kushtia Model Police OC Nasir Uddin.

The dead man was identified only as Sujon, 32, hailing from the Molla Teghoria Canal Para village.

He was implicated in several drug-related cases with the police, according to the OC.

Informed of a gunfight between "two rival gangs of drug smugglers", a police team went to Canal Para around 2:0am, said OC Nasir.

"The drug dealers opened fire on the police when they reached the scene, prompting a retaliation from the law enforcers. The drug dealers fled the scene at one point and a bullet-stricken man was found lying on the ground."

He was rushed to Kushtia General Hospital where the on-duty doctor declared him dead, according to the police.

Police recovered arms, ammunition and drugs from the scene, said OC Nasir. Five officers of Kushtia Model Police also suffered minor injuries during the incident, he added.

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