Two members of outlawed Sarbahara Party have been killed and three others injured in a “gunfight” with the members of Rapid Action Battalion in the district's Sadar upazila.
The deceased are Baghil union parishad member Akbar Hossain,45, and Manu Miah,35, while the injured are Chan Mia, 38, Raihan, 35, and Farid Mia, 34.
A RAB official, SI Manirul Islam, was also injured in the gunfight and admitted to Tangail Medical College Hospital from where he was shifted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital as his condition deteriorated.
Later, he has been taken to Combined Military Hospital, Dhaka, said RAB officials.
RAB 12 Company Commander ASP Mahiuddin Faruqui said acting on a tip-off, a team of RAB raided the house of one Shahadat at Moisha village, where the outlawed party members were staying.
He said: “Sensing the presence of the RAB members, the outlawed men opened fire, forcing the elite force members to fire back that triggered a gunfight around 2:45am Wednesday.
“Akbar Hossain and Manu Miah were caught in the line of fire and died on the spot. Three other extremists also sustained injuries.”
“However, the other members of their gang managed to flee.”
The injured were admitted to Tangail Medical College Hospital under police custody.
The elite force also recovered one foreign-made pistol, one shutter gun, two rounds of bullet and some bullet shells from the scene.
