A suspected terrorist was killed in a reported gunfight with police at Maheshkhaliapara area under Teknaf upazila in Cox’s Bazar in the early hours on Saturday.
The deceased was identified as Ariful Islam alias Arif, 23, son of Nurul Islam. He was an accused in several cases including of murder.
Pradip Kumar Das, officer-in-charge of Teknaf Police Station, said on information that a gang of terrorists was staying in the area, a team of police conducted a drive around 3:00 am.
The terrorists opened fire on the team, forcing them to fire back in self-defence, triggering the skirmish. After the gunfight, police rescued bullet-wounded Arif. Later, he was taken to Teknaf upazila health complex where doctors declared him dead, said the OC.
The OC claimed that some policemen were also injured in the gunfight.
