Two alleged robbers were lynched in a mob beating at Sonadia in Hatia upazila of Noakhali early on Thursday.
The deceased were identified as Haque Sahebof Purba Maizchara village, 42, and Mahmudul Haque Madhuof Nijhum Dwip village, 45.
UNB reports that a group of robbers had entered the area around midnight on Wednesday.
Police said locals caught two of them and beat them after sensing the presence of the gang robbers, leaving them dead on the spot.
The other robbers fled the spot.
Later, police recovered the bodies and sent them to Noakhali Medical College Hospital morgue.
Hatia Police Station Officer-in-Charge Syed Fazle Rabbi confirmed the incident.