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Our correspondent, Feni

A notorious dacoit was killed in an encounter with the RAB at Madhupur area of Feni early Friday.

The deceased was identified as Nizamuddin alias Nizam Dacoit, 35, hailed from Chhagalniya upazila of the district.

RAB sources said a total of 23 cases including four murders was filed against Nizam at different police stations.

RAB members arrested Nizam from a house in Halisahar area of Chittagong on Wednesday.

The RAB went to Moddhya Madhupur area for recovering hidden arms in accordance with a confessional statement of Nizam at about 3.30am.

"As soon as the elite force reached the spot associates of Nizam opened fire on them, forcing the law-enforcers to fire back," says a

RAB account of the encounter.

At one stage Nizam was caught in the line of fire and died instantly while trying to flee. His associates, however, managed to flee the spot, sources said. RAB recovered three LGs, one gun and six rounds of cartridge from the spot.