Gunfights in Bangladesh
Why do crossfires seem so popular?
Extrajudicial killings is appealing to people who feel their justice system will fail them.
2 December 2022, 17:00 PM
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.
22 July 2020, 06:49 AM
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.
14 April 2020, 06:09 AM
‘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.
18 November 2019, 06:48 AM
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.
14 November 2019, 06:16 AM
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.
1 October 2019, 05:56 AM
'Drug peddler' killed in 'gunfight' with Rab
An alleged drug peddler is killed in a “gunfight” with Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in Narayanganj.
11 September 2019, 09:10 AM
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.
27 July 2019, 09:39 AM
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.
23 July 2019, 04:32 AM
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.
17 July 2019, 05:15 AM
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.
4 June 2019, 04:29 AM
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.
11 April 2019, 04:58 AM
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.
20 February 2019, 18:00 PM
Two ‘drug traders’ killed in ‘gunfights’
Two suspected drug traders are killed in reported gunfights in Meherpur and Cumilla districts.
3 January 2019, 05:08 AM
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.
22 November 2018, 18:00 PM
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.
18 September 2018, 18:00 PM
2 more 'drug peddlers' killed in 'shootouts'
Two alleged drug peddlers were killed in separate incidents of “shootout” with Rapid Action Battalion in Munshiganj and Rajshahi early yesterday.
29 July 2018, 18:00 PM
2 ‘drug peddlers’, 2 ‘robbers’ killed in separate ‘gunfights’
Two alleged drug traders and two suspected robbers are killed in separate “gunfights” with law enforcers in Khulna, Rajshahi and Jessore districts.
25 July 2018, 04:57 AM
Cops foil Gonojagoron Mancha’s protest rally
Police foils Gonojagoron Mancha's attempt to demonstrate at Shahbagh, Dhaka, against the ongoing spree of gunfights that has killed at least 130.
3 June 2018, 14:28 PM
'Shootouts' with Law Enforcers: Nine killed in a single day
The tally of alleged drug peddlers killed in “shootouts” stood at 22 in the last one week with nine of them shot to death yesterday alone amid anti-narcotic drives of law enforcers across the country.
21 May 2018, 18:00 PM