Dhaka, Oct. 1 -- Twelve policemen have been injured in a "shootout" with police in Chattogram's Raozan, said Chattogram Superintendent of Police Masud Alam.

Meanwhile, police have arrested a suspect who was shot in the altercation and recovered a substantial quantity of ammunition and weapons.

According to police, the gunfight took place during a raid in the Dakshin Kadalpur Joynagar Barua Para area of Ward No. 9 in Kadalpur Union on Wednesday night.

The detainee has been identified as 37-year-old Dildar Hossain.

Several of the policemen allegedly injured have been identified as Sub-Inspector (SI) Md Jannatun Naeem Rajan, SI Md Khorshed Alam, SI Md Bayezid Mridha, SI Md Jahangir Alam, Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Md Jewel Chandra Bis...