, Oct. 23 -- inspector of police and a local BNP leader were killed and two other policemen injured when a covered van hit a police patrol team in Kaliganj upazila of Gazipur early Friday.

The deceased were identified as SI Mizanur Rahman of Kaliganj Police Station and Mohammad Rafiqul Islam Molla, organising secretary of the ward No. 2 unit of BNP in Kaliganj municipality.

Inspector (Investigation) of Kaliganj Police Station Md Ashraful Islam said a police team, led by Mizanur, was conducting patrols on the Tongi-Ghorashal regional highway and serving arrest warrants.

At one stage, the police stopped their vehicle in front of Government Kaliganj Sramik College and intercepted several suspected persons for questioning.

Around 3:30am, ...