In Pabna, Rubel Hossain, 25, was killed in an alleged gunfight at Ishwardi around 3am.
Police said Rubel, a resident of Baghail village, was accused in a policeman killing case.
Officer-in-Charge of Ishwardi police station said police arrested Rubel on Tuesday night. Later, police along with him went to Dighar Baghail to arrest Ibar Hossain, another accused of the case.
Sensing the presence of police, Ibar and his cohorts opened fire on police forcing law enforcers to take retaliation and a gunfight took place between them. During the fire exchange, Rubel was bullet-injured.
He was taken to Pabna Sadar Hospital where on duty doctor declared him dead, reports our Pabna correspondent.
In Brahmanbaria, a suspected robber was killed in a ‘shootout’ between his cohorts and police on the Dhaka-Sylhet Highway near Bariura Bridge in Sarail upazila in the early hours.
Being tipped off that a gang of robbers were taking preparation to commit robbery, a team of police conducted a drive in the area around 2 am, said Rupak Kumar Saha, officer-in-charge of Sarail police station.
Sensing the presence of the law enforcers, the robbers opened fire on police, prompting them to retaliate that triggered a gunfight.
Jibon Mia, 32, son of Mahram Ali of Shahbazpur village, was caught in the line of fire while the others managed to flee.
Police rescued Jibon and took him to Sarail Upazila Health Complex where doctors declared him dead. Three constables were injured during the gunfight, said the OC.
In Jessore, an alleged robber was killed in a ‘gunfight’ between his cohorts and police at Satighata Bazar on the Jessore-Manirampur Road in Sadar upazila.
Identity of the deceased could not be known immediately.
Officer-in-charge of Kotwali police station Elias Hossain said on a tip-off that a gang of robbers were taking preparation to commit robbery in the area, a team of police launched a drive there around 2:30am.
Sensing the presence of the law enforcers, the gang members opened fire at them, prompting the police personnel to retaliate that triggered a gunfight, leaving one of the gang members injured with bullets, reports UNB.
However, his other associates managed to flee the scene.
The injured was rushed to Jessore General Hospital where doctors declared him dead.
Police also recovered some sharp weapons and rope from the spot.