The dead include two suspected yaba traders from the Rohingya community who died in a crossfire between BGB troopers and drug traffickers in Cox’s Bazar. Cox’s BazarTwo Rohingya refugees were fatally shot during an anti-drug crackdown by BGB near the Myanmar border in Teknaf. The dead men were identified as Md Abul Hashim, 25, and Nur Kamal, 19, both residents of Ukhia’s Kutupalong Rohingya Camp. The BGB troopers started chasing them when the drug smugglers opened fire on the border security personnel,”“Their associates on the boat also began shooting, forcing the BGB to retaliate. Three border security troopers were injured in the operation but the BGB netted 50,000 yaba tablets, one gun, two bullets and two knives.

Source: bd News24 October 18, 2019 06:11 UTC