Gunfights in Bangladesh

Why do crossfires seem so popular?

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.

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.

July 30, 2018
July 30, 2018

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.

July 25, 2018
July 25, 2018

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.

June 3, 2018
June 3, 2018

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.

May 22, 2018
May 22, 2018

'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.