Yaba trader killed in Cox’s Bazar gunfight: BGB

FT ONLINE

An alleged yaba trader was killed in a "gunfight" with Bangladesh Border Guard (BGB) members in Teknaf upazila of Cox's Bazar early today.

The deceased was identified as Zafor Alam, 30, of Nayapara village under Sabrang union, our Cox's Bazar correspondent reports, quoting a BGB official.

BGB members challenged a boat that came from Myanmar by crossing the Naf river and tried to get ashore at Gholarchar ghat, said Lt Colonel Mohammad Faysal Hasan Khan, commanding officer (CO) of BGB Battalion-2 in Teknaf.

However, the people on board fired shots at the border guards, forcing the BGB members to retaliate, triggering a gunfight at the river bank at Shahparirdwip area at around 2:00am, said the CO.

They found an injured person on the spot while the rest managed to flee the scene at one stage of the gunfight, he added.

He was rushed to Teknaf Upazila Health Complex, where doctors declared him dead, the BGB official said.

BGB recovered two lakh yaba pills worth around Tk six crore and a locally made gun from the boat after the incident, said Faysal.

The body was later sent to Cox's Bazar General Hospital for autopsy while BGB filed a case in this regard, he added.