Man killed in ‘gunfight’ between Rohingyas

A man was killed and 10 others were injured in a "gunfight" between two groups of Rohingyas at a refugee camp in Cox's Bazar early yesterday.
The dead Noor Hakim, 27, was a resident of Chakmarkul Rohingya Camp no. 21 in Teknaf upazila.
Commanding Officer of Armed Police Battalion (APBn)-16 Torikul Islam said the "gunfight" took place between two groups of Rohingyas over establishing supremacy in Chakmarkul area around 3:00am.
The criminals fled when APBn members rushed to the spot, the commanding officer said.
Later, the law enforcers recovered the bullet-hit body of Hakim and sent it to the morgue of Cox's Bazar Sadar Hospital for autopsy.
The injured were admitted to different clinics, the APBn official said.
Police are conducting drives to arrest the criminals, he added.
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