Man killed in RAB gunfight

A man has been killed in a gunfight with the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) at Badda in Dhaka at 1:30am on Friday.

RAB claimed in a text message that there were several cases, including over possessing of illegal arms, and extortion, against the victim, Zahirul Islam, 32, a resident of Anandanagar in the area.

Dhaka Medical College Hospital police post inspector Mozammel Haque said the body was brought there at 3:00am. The body bore four bullets injuries, he added.