A suspected robber was killed in a 'gunfight' with the members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) at Bhaturia in Harikundu Upazila on Tuesday night.
The victim was identified as Amirul Islam alias Pocha, 43, a member of an inter-district robber gang.
Company Commander of RAB-6 Assistant Superintendent of Police Golam Morshed said the gang of robbers opened fire to RAB men at the area while they were preparing for a robbery.
The elite force fired back in self-defence, triggered a skirmish, he added.
Later, the RAB members recovered the bullet-hit body of Pocha and sent to Harinakundu Upazila Health Complex where he declared dead by the doctors.
They also recovered one shutter gun, two bullets and a sharp weapon from the scene.
Pocha was wanted in 13 cases including that of murder and robbery, said the RAB sources.