An alleged robber was killed in a “gunfight” with members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in Char Chandia union of Sonagazi upazila early Saturday.

An alleged robber was killed in a “gunfight” between police and his cohorts in Sarail upazila of Brahmanbaria early yesterday.

Terrorism cannot be controlled by killing alleged militants in crossfire as it shows the weakness and failure of law enforcement agencies, Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Rashed Khan Menon told parliament yesterday.

Civil Aviation Minister Rashed Khan Menon yesterday rightly described the death of militant suspects in so-called "crossfire" and "gun battle" as weakness and failure of the law-enforcement agencies.

Should we take what police say at face value? The answer would hardly be in the affirmative anymore, especially after what has unfolded since Sunday's police briefing on a “shootout” victim they introduced as Sharif.

An alleged robber was killed in a “gunfight” with police in Magura sadar upazila early yesterday.

He might have had a vital clue to the mystery over secret killings that have been roiling the country for the last couple of years. Fleeing after hacking a Hindu college teacher in Madaripur, he was caught by locals and handed over to police. It was the second time that such an assailant was captured.

Alleged attacker of Madaripur teacher is killed in "shootout" with police in Sadar upazila, four days into the attack. Deceased Golam Faizullah Fahim was on a 10-day remand in connection with the attempted murder case.

A “criminal” was killed in an alleged shootout between his cohorts and the Rapid Action Battalion at Agargaon in the capital early yesterday.

Three people, including the prime accused in a police official murder case, were killed in “shootouts” with law enforcers in Pabna, Brahmanbaria and Jessore yesterday.