Our Magura correspondent reported that Abdul Karim alias 'Tiger Madhu', a regional leader of Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP) Janajuddho faction, died in a shootout between his accomplices and police at Zianagar village under Jhenidah Sadar upazila at about 4:00am.

Acting on a tip-off, a police team from Jhenidah Sadar Police Station cordoned off a bush at the village where Karim was reportedly holding a secret meeting with his accomplices.

Sensing the presence of the police team, the outlaws fired on the law enforcers, forcing them to retaliate.

During the shootout, the PBCP leader was shot and died on the spot, while his accomplices fled the scene.

Police recovered the body from the bush. They also recovered a pipe gun and 12 bullets.

Police said Abdul Karim was wanted in 18 criminal cases including eight for murder.

In Pabna, a regional leader of Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP) was killed in a shootout between his accomplices and police near Dolipur sluice gate in Chatmohor upazila, according to the UNB.

Police said they arrested Abdul Awal, 32, a regional leader of PBCP, at Dikshir beel (water body) in the upazila Sunday morning.