Bangladesh police said at least four people died after members of two criminal factions attacked each other in a sprawling camp for Rohingya refugees late Tuesday, officials said.
Twenty other refugees were wounded as the two groups battled, using locally made guns and sharp weapons, at Kutupalong in Ukhiya in the Cox’s Bazar district, said Rafiqul Islam, a police superintendent.
Twenty other refugees were wounded as the two groups battled, using locally made guns and sharp weapons, at Kutupalong in Ukhiya in the Cox’s Bazar district, said Rafiqul Islam, a police superintendent.
Security was heightened in the camps in the district, where over 700,000 Rohingya who fled a military campaign against them in Myanmar have been sheltered by the government, he said.
The official said at least seven Rohingya refugees, including those who died Tuesday, have been killed in recent clashes to establish dominance in the area.
Bangladesh authorities have long said many refugees are involved in illicit drug trade, smuggling, robbery and kidnapping. Rights groups acknowledge there are criminal elements among the refugees.
The official said at least seven Rohingya refugees, including those who died Tuesday, have been killed in recent clashes to establish dominance in the area.
Bangladesh authorities have long said many refugees are involved in illicit drug trade, smuggling, robbery and kidnapping. Rights groups acknowledge there are criminal elements among the refugees.
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