Two persons have been killed in a gunfight between two criminal groups in Jailgate area of Cox's Bazar town.
The deceased are Nurul Alam Bahini chief Nurul Alam and his associate Md Kalu Prokash Barmaiya alias Kalu.
Locals said supporters of Nurul Alam Bahini and Ramjan Bahini locked in a gunfight centering establishing supremacy around 2pm Sunday.
Cox's Bazar sadar police station OC Md Aslam Hossain said: "Being informed police rushed to the spot and recovered bullet-hit Nurul Alam and Kalu Prokash. They were taken to sadar hospital where on-duty doctor declared them dead."