A suspected terrorist has been killed in a ‘gun battle’ with police near Bashatpur Chaurasta Mosque under Sharsha upazila in Jessore on Saturday.
The dead was identified as Anisur Rahman, 32, son of Waziar Rahman of Baliadanga village under Satkhira sadar upazila.
Ahmed Kabir, officer in-charge, Sharsha police station told the Dhaka Tribune that Anis was killed in a ‘gunfight’ between the police and his accomplices while the police went there to recover arms and to arrest others at around 2am on Saturday.
Satkhira police took him there with the help of Sharsha police.
‘He was an accused in a dozen cases with Satkhira police. He was arrested by the Satkhira sadar station police on Friday,’ the OC added.
Police constables Mithun and Nurul Islam were hurt in the ‘gunfight,’ the police claimed.
The body was taken to Jessore Medical College Hospital for autopsy.
