Detective Branch (DB) of police arrested the GMF cadre, Sahinur Rahman alias Sahin, 35, of Jagannathpur village in sadar upazila, from the town on Wednesday.

Police took him to his village to seize firearms at around 3:30am where GMF cadres opened fire on the law enforcers, sources said.

The police said they returned fire and Sahin was bullet-hit and killed on the spot when he made an attempt to escape. They seized a shutter gun and nine bullets from the scene.

Sahin, son of Haq Ali, was accused in nine cases including three for murders, the police added.

In Daulatpur, unidentified assailants killed aged businessman Arzan Ali for not giving them toll.

Family sources said criminals had demanded Tk 50,000 from Arzan, a tea shop owner, threatening him with death on failure.

Police said the assailants stormed the businessman's house, took him to a nearby road and shot him to death at about 4:00am.