Dhaka, Dec. 23 -- A gunbattle between two "robber gangs" in Noakhali's Hatia for occupying land and establishing control in a sandbar has left five dead and 10 others injured.

The shootout took place at Jaglar Char on Tuesday morning between two robber gangs, said Abu Taib Md Arif Hossain, an additional police superintendent.

The gangs belonged to Sahmsuddin and Alauddin, police said.

The dead included Shamsuddin, alias Shamsuddin Dakat, who led the gang known as "Kopa Shamsu", and his son Mobarak Hossain. The leader of the rival gang, Alauddin, identified with a single name, was also killed in the fight. The two other victims of the gunfight are Alauddin Majhi and Jumma Dakat, police said.

The Jaglar Char is home to a few hundred lan...