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APBn member shot at Rohingya camp 

Tuesday, 2 August 2022


A member of Armed Police Battalion (APBn) sustained bullet wound in a gunfight between groups of Rohingya people at a Rohingya camp in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar on Tuesday. 

The injured was identified as Kawsar Ahmed, a member of APBn-16. He is undergoing treatment at Cox’s Bazar Sadar Hospital, said APBn-16 Captain Additional DIG Hasan Bari Noor. 

He said the gunfight started between two groups of Rohingya at Noyapara camp around 12:30, reports UNB. 

An APBn team rushed to the spot to bring the situation under control when Kawsar suffered bulled wound during the exchange of gunfire, Hasan Bari added.