BANGLADESH

An alleged extremist has been shot dead in a so-called gunfight with Rapid Action Battalion (RAB).

RAB said they arrested two more of the terror group along with firearms, bullets and bombs during the shootout that took place at 8pm Monday at a field at Padmadi under the district's Islamic University Police Station.

RAB-12 Kushtia camp commander major 'Mahfuz' told : "The extremists started firing on the RAB-12 team which went to that village to arrest them on a tip-off."

He said that one .9 mm pistol, two shot-guns, one one-shooter gun, two bombs, 15 rounds of bullets and eight cartridges were seized from the scene.

Mahfuz, however, said the identity of the deceased was yet to be known.