Man killed in Cox’s Bazar 'gunfight’

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A suspected drug peddler was killed in what the members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) described as gunfight with them at Jhaubagan of Teknaf upazila in Cox's Bazar early Wednesday, reports UNB.

The deceased is Salim Ullah, 36, a resident of Natun Pallan Para in the upazila. Salim was wanted in several cases including that of drugs.

Tipped off, a team of RAB-15 conducted a drive to recover yaba around 4:00am, said RAB officials in Teknaf camp.

At one stage, a group of 'drug dealers' fired at the elite force, leading to a gunfight, they added.

After the gunfight, RAB recovered the body of Salim Ullah, two firearms, 10,000 yaba pills and seven bullets from the spot.

Two RAB members were also injured in the gunfight.