2 killed in ‘gunfight’

Two suspected drug traders, who are allegedly called Rohingyas, were killed in a reported gunfight with Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) at Kharangkhali in Teknaf upazila of Cox's Bazar early Wednesday, according to the law enforcement.

Their identities could not be known immediately.

BGB said one of their patrol teams stopped a group of Rohingya men who entered Bangladesh through the Kharangkhali border around 4:30am.

"The Rohingya men suddenly opened fire when the BGB team challenged them, triggering a skirmish," said Shariful Islam Jamaddar, acting commanding officer of BGB-2.

"Two of the men were killed on the spot," he said, adding that 190,000 yaba pills were recovered from the spot.

The bodies were later handed over to Teknaf police.

Prothom Alo, however, could not verify the BGB's version of the incident independently as no version was available immediately either from any witnesses or from any member of the victims' relatives.