Army ask local leaders to cooperate as violent riots feared in hill districts

The irritating ambiance surrounding the continuing violence within the Chittagong hill tracts is feared to escalate, the Bangladesh Navy mentioned this day (20 September).

“… the continuing tension may perchance doubtless lead to violent riots within the three districts [Khagrachari, Rangamati and Bandarban],” reads an announcement issued by the ISPR within the afternoon.

The armed pressure referred to as on local leaders to urgently cooperate in a expose to deescalate the legislation-and-repeat challenge within the feature.

“Well-known legal action will be taken after identifying the particular culprits [behind the violence] by conducting a factual investigation,” the notify additionally mentioned.

The navy additionally instantaneous each person to shield peace and solidarity within the districts.

In detect of the continuing challenge, Allotment 144 has been imposed in Rangamati and Khagrachari districts.

How the violence erupted

Within the notify, the navy mentioned the continuing violence erupted after an area childhood named Md Mamun, son of leisurely Noor Nabi, used to be overwhelmed to dying by mobs over an incident of bike theft on 18 September in Khagrachari Sadar.

The next day, students from Dighinala College brought out a procession in utter of the incident. “As the procession used to be crossing the Boalkhali Bazaar in Dighinala, some terrorist of the UPDF (main) launched an assault on the procession and fired 20-30 rounds of bullets. In response, agitated locals feature fire to a few stores within the Boalkhali Bazaar.”

The clashes left six injured, who possess been sent to Dighinala Upazila Effectively being Complicated and Khagrachari Sadar Sanatorium. The challenge used to be later brought underneath retain watch over by patrol teams of the navy and the fire used to be doused by the Fire Service with wait on from the locals.

“Following the incidents mentioned above, tension unfold across Sadar, Dighinala, Panchari upazilas of Khagrachari and nearby areas. Some groups with vested interests unfold rumours on social media, ensuing in extra agitation,” reads the ISPR notify.

In gentle of the challenge, an emergency digital assembly used to be held underneath the chairmanship of the Khagrachari deputy commissioner to rapid voice the legislation-and-repeat challenge underneath retain watch over within the district.

The assembly made up our minds to launch joint patrolling by the navy, the Border Guard Bangladesh, police and Ansar teams in all upazilas from 10:00pm on 19 September to retain the challenge underneath retain watch over, the notify reads.

Discussions possess been additionally held with various community leaders, and they possess been requested to refrain from violence.

Three boring in ‘shootout with UPDF’

In holding with the ISPR notify, a community of agitated locals, led by UPDF, obstructed an navy patrol group of Khagrachari zone within the Swanirvar location of the city when the group used to be trying to transport a severely sick patient.

“At one level, UPDF terrorists fired on the navy patrol group members and the navy members fired lend a hand in self-defence. The shootout reportedly left three boring and a few injured,” reads an announcement.

Agitated locals additionally attacked a community of youths on motorcycles and beat them in Panchari. “The agitated locals, led by UPDF (main), additionally vandalised the office of the Fire Brigade.”

Violence spreads to Rangamati, Allotment 144 imposed

This morning (20 September), in Rangamati, locals gathered within the Rangamati Gymnesium location in Sadar upazila underneath the banner of ‘Hill Student Circulate Against Battle and Discrimination”. The gathering used to be organised by Pahari Chhatra Parishad, supported by Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti (PCJSS).

“On the time, 800-1,000 agitated of us brought out a procession in opposition to the Bonorupa location. They vandalised the Bonorupa Bazaar Masjid, Agrani Bank, Janata Bank, CNGs-auto rickshaws, motorcycles, stores, and feature fire to a few stores,” reads the ISPR notify.

Every aspect, locals and attackers, suffered accidents correct via the incident.

“Allotment 144 has been imposed to manipulate the challenge,” it added.