The workers were constructing a toilet at a school next to the temple in Faridpur’s Madhukhali Upazila
Brothers die in RAB ‘encounter’ at Rangpur
Two brothers have died in an encounter with the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) at Rangpur.
Published : 16 July 2015, 04:53 AM
Updated : 16 July 2015, 06:30 AM
The gun battle was reported from an alley beside a clinic near the cantonment check post around 3am Thursday, RAB-13 Deputy Commander Maj Ashraf Ali has said
‘Manik’, 32, and ‘Sumon’, 27, were accused in several criminal cases, including murder, said Kotwali Police Station OC Abdul Kader Zilani.
“The RAB men were attacked with sharp weapons when they challenged the brothers. They fired in self-defence and the brothers fired back. Both of them died during the shootout,” said Maj Ashraf.
“RAB SI Saiful Islam and Navy Lt Imran have suffered cut injuries inflicted by sharp weapons. They are at Rangpur Medical College Hospital.”
Two pistols, bullets and sharp weapons have been recovered from the spot, RAB claimed.
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