The accident occurred soon after the train left the Dulhazara station in Chakaria Upazila
Bullet-ridden body of drug suspect found in Meherpur
Police have recovered the bullet-ridden body of a suspected drug dealer alongside a bundle of cannabis and a shotgun in Meherpur's Gangni Upazila.
Published : 22 May 2019, 05:46 AM
Updated : 22 May 2019, 05:46 AM
The deceased has been identified as Nazmul Hossain, 30, said the police. He was named in five drug-related cases with the police.
Nazmul died in a gun battle between two rival gangs of drug traffickers near Karamdi Mathpara Government Primary School around 2am on Wednesday, said Gangni Police OC Harendra Nath Sarker.
"A police rushed to the spot upon receiving report of a gunfight. The assailants fled the scene on arrival of the police. The law enforcers subsequently found a bullet-riddles body lying on the ground."
Locals later identified the man as the 'drug dealer' Nazmul.
Police recovered a shotgun, 1 kg of cannabis and a motorbike following a sweep of the scene, OC Sarker said.
The body of Nazmul was taken to Meherpur General Hospital for an autopsy, said Bamandi Police Camp SI Bulbul Ahmed.
Police are preparing to file a case over the incident, he added.
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