Two suspected ringleaders, of rival robber gangs, have been killed in what the police described as a gunfight between two groups of bandits over previous enmity in Magura.
The incident was reported from near Barunatail Bridge in Magura Sadar upazila early on Wednesday (Feb 19).
The deceased have been identified as Lavlu Mondal, 40, of Madhukhali upazila, and Daud Mondal, 38, of Boalmari upazila in Faridpur district.
They were wanted in several criminal cases, said police.
Saiful Islam, officer-in-charge (OC) of Sadar police station, said two gangs of robbers engaged in a gunfight over establishing dominance in the area around 1:30am.
Hearing sounds of gunshots, a patrol team of police went to the spot and found the bodies of the two robbers lying on the ground, he said.
Law enforcers also recovered seven sharp weapons and 10 cartridges from the spot, the OC added.
The bodies were sent to morgue for autopsy.