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Two UPDF activists killed in separate incidents in Bangladesh's Khagrachhari

From Daily Star · () English

Translated from English, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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News Named sources Outcome reported
  • Two United People's Democratic Front (UPDF) activists were killed in separate incidents in Khagrachhari, Bangladesh.
  • One activist was shot dead in a clash with security forces in Ramgarh, while another was killed by masked assailants in Dighinala.
  • The UPDF has condemned the killings, blaming security forces for one incident and a rival group for the other, while the army claims successful operations against armed groups.

Two activists from the United People's Democratic Front (UPDF) were killed and another injured in separate incidents in Ramgarh and Dighinala upazilas of Khagrachhari, Bangladesh, on Monday. The violence underscores ongoing tensions and conflicts in the region.

In Ramgarh, Bobin Tripura, 32, was reportedly shot dead around 10:00 AM in a clash with security forces in the Premtola area. The UPDF claimed another member, Mongsanu Marma, 29, was injured and detained during the same incident. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) confirmed a clash, stating that Bangladesh Army conducted successful operations against armed groups, leading to an exchange of gunfire. The ISPR reported that two members of an armed group surrendered with weapons in a separate operation in Ramgarh.

Yesterday (June 23) at around 2:00pm in Panchhari upazila of Khagrachhari, and today (June 24) at around 10:00am in Ramgarh upazila, the Bangladesh Army conducted two separate successful operations against armed terrorist groups. During the operations, members of the armed organisation opened fire on the army, leading to an exchange of gunfire between the two sides.

— ISPRThe Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) statement confirming military operations and an exchange of gunfire in Khagrachhari.

Meanwhile, in Dighinala, Sujon Chakma, 48, was shot dead at a shop around 12:00 PM by four to five masked men on motorcycles. The UPDF blamed the Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti (JSS-Santu Larma) for this attack, an accusation that JSS has denied. Police recovered Chakma's body, which had three gunshot wounds.

UPDF (Prasit) spokesperson Angya Marma condemned the killings, asserting that security forces attacked UPDF activists in Ramgarh, leading to Tripura's death and Marma's disappearance. Marma dismissed claims of an exchange of fire and weapon recovery as "false and fabricated," demanding an end to political repression and legal action against those responsible. The UPDF also called for the release of the detained individual.

The claims of an exchange of fire with the security forces and the recovery of weapons as “false and fabricated”.

— Angya MarmaUPDF (Prasit) spokesperson Angya Marma dismissed the ISPR's account of the Ramgarh incident.
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Originally published by Daily Star in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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