A suspected Islamist militant was killed today in a shootout, police said, days after he critically wounded a Hindu college teacher in the latest attack on minority groups.
Ghulam Faijullaha Fahim, 19, who was in police custody, was shot when officers took him with them to help capture his associates. Police chief of Madaripur Sarwar Hossain said, he was caught in crossfire that erupted after people started shooting at the police. Fahim was declared dead on arrival at a hospital.
Militants have killed more than 30 people since early last year, ranging from atheist bloggers and liberal academics to gay rights campaigners, foreign aid workers, members of minority Muslim sects and other religious groups.