Two members of the armed separatist group Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) were killed in a drive conducted by joint forces at Saikat Para in Ruma upazila of Bandarban district on Wednesday.
The identities of the deceased could not be known immediately.
Some arms, ammunition and other equipment were recovered during the drive.
On April 2, the separatist group kidnapped Bandarban’s Ruma upazila branch Sonali Bank manager Md Nezam Uddin and tried to loot Tk1.5 crore from the vault of the branch. But they were unable to take the money.
They also carried out robberies at Sonali Bank and Krishi Bank branches in Thanchi upazila of Bandarban on the following day.