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A suspected robber was killed in a reported gunfight with the members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) at Bhaturia in Harinakundu upazila of Jhenaidah on Tuesday night.
The deceased—Amirul Islam Pocha, 43— was member of an inter-district robber gang, sources said.
Golam Morshed, assistant superintendent of RAB-6, said the elite force set up a check-post in the area.
While passing through the check-post, a gang of robbers opened fire to RAB men forcing them to fire back in self-defence.
Later, the RAB members recovered the bullet-hit body of Pocha and sent to Harinakundu upazila Health Complex.
They also recovered one shutter gun, two bullets and a sharp weapon from the spot.
The deceased was wanted in 13 cases including that of murder and robbery, said the RAB official.