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The incident that took place on the Cox’s Bazar-Chittagong Highway at Khutakhali at around 8pm on Sunday also left three soldiers injured, said Chakaria Circle Assistant Superintendent of Police Md Masud Hossain.
The deceased were identified as soldiers Shafiqur Rahman, 30, and Naimuddin, 31. Both of them were members of the Bangladesh Army’s 10th Infantry Division.
They died on the spot, he added.
Identities of the injured troopers were not immediately available. They were admitted at Malumghat Christian Memorial Hospital in the Upazila.
The driver was in critical condition, Hossain Added.