Published : 30 Mar 2013, 07:05 AM
Updated : 09 Aug 2022, 10:26 AM
Ramna Police Sub Inspector (SI) Abdur Rahim told bdnews24.com police had asked a United Paribahan bus to stop around 5am on receiving information that a gang was trying to snatch valuables from its passengers
The bus was on its way to Gabtoli from Mirpur.
But the bus did not stop. “ As it approached the BGMEA building, they started firing upon us and tried to flee . Police had to open fire targeting them for self defence,” Rahim said.
The injured policeman, Jubair Hossain, SI of Ramna Police Station , is being treated at Dhaka Medical College Hospital.
Police arrested three of the snatchers with knives, Rahim said,
The arrested has been identified as Jashim Uddin, ‘Mohiuddin’ and ‘Rana’.
