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Bangladesh: Volunteer guard attacked and killed at Rohingya refugee camp
Dhaka: Unknown people shot and hacked to dead a volunteer guard at a Rohingya refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar’s Ukhiya, media reports said on Wednesday.
The incident occurred at the H-51 Block of the Moynarghona-18 Rohingya camp at 3:30 am on Wednesday, according to Assistant Superintendent of Police Md Faruk Ahmed of the Eighth Armed Police Battalion, reported bdnews24.
The victim was identified as 35-year-old Mohammad Jafar.
He is reportedly a Rohingya man.
“Jafar and a few others were voluntarily guarding the entrance to the H-Block early on Wednesday when about 20-25 Rohingya criminals fired upon them from the direction of Camp-17,” ASP Faruk told the news portal.
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