Sadar Police Station OC Akul Chandra Biswas said the encounter occurred at a brickfield near Satbaria area on Tuesday night.
The deceased, ‘Ujjal’, 35, has 11 cases including that of murder pending against him, he said.
“Sensing the presence of the police ‘Ujjal’ and his accomplice fired at the police forcing them to fire back. Once ‘Ujjal’ got shot, the others fled.”
‘Ujjal’ was taken to the hospital where the doctor declared him dead.
ASI Mehedi Hasan, Constable Masud and the OC have been injured during the encounter.
A gun and few rounds of ammunition were recovered from the spot, said OC.
The body has been sent to Brahmanbaria Sadar Hospital morgue.