Gunfights in Bangladesh

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Extrajudicial killings is appealing to people who feel their justice system will fail them.

Rohingya ‘robber’ killed in Teknaf ‘gunfight’with Rab

A Rohingya man, suspected to be a robber, has been killed in a “gunfight” with Rapid Action Battalion in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar.

Leader of robbery gang active during shutdown killed in gunfight: DB

An alleged robber is killed in a “gunfight” with detectives in Bosila area of Dhaka.

‘Outlaw’ killed in Jhenidah ‘gunfight’

A local leader of outlawed Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP) has been killed in an alleged gunfight with police in Harinakundo upazila of Jhenidah.

Rohingya man killed in Cox’s Bazar ‘gunfight’

Rohingya man, accused in several criminal cases, has been killed in a reported 'gunfight' with police at Shalbagan in Teknaf upazila.

2 ‘Yaba traders’ killed in Teknaf ‘gunfight’

Two alleged Yaba traders are killed in what law enforcers claimed to be a gunfight in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar hours after they were arrested.

'Drug peddler' killed in 'gunfight' with Rab

An alleged drug peddler is killed in a “gunfight” with Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in Narayanganj.

Suspected drug peddler killed in Benapole ‘gunfight’

A suspected drug peddler is killed in what Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) claimed a gunfight at Agrobhulot border area in Benapole.

2 ‘robbers’ killed in Sundarbans ‘gunfight’

Two alleged robbers have been killed in a “gunfight” with Rapid Action Battalion at Chandpai Range of the Sundarbans in Bagerhat district’s Sharankhola upazila.

September 11, 2019
September 11, 2019

'Drug peddler' killed in 'gunfight' with Rab

An alleged drug peddler is killed in a “gunfight” with Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in Narayanganj.

July 27, 2019
July 27, 2019

Suspected drug peddler killed in Benapole ‘gunfight’

A suspected drug peddler is killed in what Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) claimed a gunfight at Agrobhulot border area in Benapole.

July 23, 2019
July 23, 2019

2 ‘robbers’ killed in Sundarbans ‘gunfight’

Two alleged robbers have been killed in a “gunfight” with Rapid Action Battalion at Chandpai Range of the Sundarbans in Bagerhat district’s Sharankhola upazila.

July 17, 2019
July 17, 2019

2 ‘drug peddlers’ killed in ‘gunfight’ in Cox’s Bazar

Two suspected drug peddlers are killed in a reported gunfight with members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) at Jajimura Shikolpara in Cox’s Bazar’s Teknaf upazila.

June 4, 2019
June 4, 2019

Two ‘robbers’ killed in Chattogram 'gunfight'

Two suspected robbers were killed in what Rapid Action Battalion claimed was a gunfight on the Dhaka-Chattogram Highway in Choto Kumira area in Sitakunda upazila of Chattogram.

April 11, 2019
April 11, 2019

4 killed in ‘gunfights’ in 4 districts

Three suspected drug peddlers and an alleged robber are killed in “gunfights” with law enforcers in Dhaka, Cox’s Bazar, Meherpur and Chattogram.

February 21, 2019
February 21, 2019

3 more 'drug dealers' killed in 'shootouts'

Three alleged drug peddlers were killed in three separate “gunfights” with law enforcers and Border Guard Bangladesh members yesterday.

January 3, 2019
January 3, 2019

Two ‘drug traders’ killed in ‘gunfights’

Two suspected drug traders are killed in reported gunfights in Meherpur and Cumilla districts.

November 23, 2018
November 23, 2018

5 killed in 'gunfights'

Four drug traders and a robber were killed in “gunfights” with law enforcers in four districts in the last two days, said officials.

September 19, 2018
September 19, 2018

Five suspected criminals killed in 'shootouts'

Rab and police said five “criminals”, including two “drug traders”, were killed in “gunfights” with the law enforcers in Dhaka and two other districts early yesterday.