Rohingya camp leader hacked dead in Cox’s Bazar

A Rohingya leader was allegedly hacked to death at Balukhali refugee camp in Ukhiya upazila of Cox's Bazar district on Friday over establishing dominance in the camp.

The victim was Md Azimuddin, 48, a leader of block L/16 of camp-18 in Balukhali.

Some Rohingyas from Camp-20 stealthily attacked on the leader to establish dominance over the camp, said Armed Police Battalion-8 (APBn) additional superintendent Kamran Hossain.

He said two more Rohingyas named Syed Karim, 40, and Rahimulla, 36, were injured during the attack.

Members of APBn-8 are in the action to nab the attackers, Kamran further said.

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