At least 10 forest officials were injured as they were attacked allegedly by inhabitants of unregistered Rohingya slum at Kutupalong in Ukhia upazila of Cox's Bazar yesterday.

The forest officials of Ukhia went to remove illegal structures built on forest land adjacent to the slum.   

Forest department sources said many Rohingyas, who recently fled to Bangladesh to escape persecution in Myanmar's Rakhine state, had set up several hundred illegal structures on the forest department land.

When the forest officials were returning around noon, after demolishing some illegal structures, the Rohingyas hurled brick chips at the officials and also fired into the air, they added.

At least 10 forest officials were wounded being hit by brick chips.

The injured took first aid at Ukhia Upazila Health Complex.