A suspected drug dealer was killed in a reported gunfight with Border Guard Bangladesh at Hili border of Hakimpur upazila of Dinajpur district on Friday.
The deceased was identified as Delwar Hossain, 45, son of Abdur Rahman of Nandipur village of the upazila.
BGB sources said they arrested Delwar with 958 Yaba pills from Nandipur on Thursday afternoon.
Later, as per information given by Delwar, the BGB conducted a drive at Chenggram area around 2:00am.
The drug dealers fired at BGB, triggering a gunfight in which Delwar was killed and three BGB members were wounded.
BGB recovered 500 bottles of Phensedyland three machetes from the spot.
Officer-in-Charge of Hakimpur Police Station Anwar Hossain said the body has been sent to Sadar Hospital for autopsy.
A case has been filed in this regard with Hakimpur Police Station, he added, reports UNB.