Kaladan News
5 killed, Over 100 Wounded and more than 100 Arrested
in a Police Firing in a Refugee Camp of
Cox’s Bazar, November 19: At least five
refugees were killed, over a hundred wounded and more than a hundred refugees were
arrested in a violent clash between refugees and police at Kutupalong
refugee camp in Ukhiya upazila,
under Cox’s Bazar district yesterday, said a refugee
leader who prefers not to mention his name.
The trouble
erupted at about
On hearing the
holding of the meeting, the Camp-in-charge Mohammad Nurul
Alam Chowdhury, along with
police officer Mohammad Wahid with the cooperation of police and ansars went to the meeting place and ordered them not to
hold such meeting in the camp and arrested the refugee leader Mohammad Issique, also a schoolteacher. Afterwards, the clash was
started between police and refugees while the refugees tried to rescue the
Mohammad Issique, a Majee
(camp barrack leader) in the camp said.
In the clash, a
stone hit the head of the police officer and the camp in-charge escaped unhurt.
At this stage, police and ansars open fired on the
refugees by the order of police officer. As a result, three refugees were
killed on the spot and more than one hundred wounded in police firing. Police
and ansars traded around 200 rounds of gun fire
during the clash between police and refugees. But refugees resisted by throwing
stones, sticks and hoes for their self-defence, he further added.
Over a hundred of
refugees were arrested by police and ansars within
two days. Of them Mohamed Sultan
60,Abul Basher 60,Haron Rashisd 45,Saleh Ahmed
40,Abdul Amin 24, Kamal Uddin 25, Shabbir Ahmed 45, Noor Ahmed 50,Kashem Ali 48 and refugee leader Mohamed Issique 40,said another refugee leader who is out of the
camp for his security purpose.
At least 90
refugees and 10 police including ansars were injured
in the clash that continued for half an hour. Police officer Wahid was admitted
to Cox’s
After the end of
the clash, the refugees fled into deep forests in the nearby hills. Today,
there is no male refugees in the camp expect female refugees to avoid the
arrest of police and ansars. Taking the advantage of
the absence of male refugees, the local people nearby the camp entered the
refugee camp early this morning and robs the refugees taking their belongings,
said a refugee who escaped from the camp.
The refugees who
died on the spot are: Saleh Ahamed
55, Mohamed Sadek son of Molvi
Hasson 21, and Eshan Ullah son of Kabir 10.The two
other refugees were dead at the Cox’s
The 8 injured
police and ansars are: police officer Mohammad
Wahid,45,of Ukhiya police station, constable Babala Bishas, Salim, Razu, Mostafa,
ansars Mobin,Sona Ullah, Shapan, said a police
officer of Ukhiya.
The wounded
refugees are over a hundred. Of them, Kalu, Afzal, Zahaid, Alam, Aman Ullah,
Rashida Begum, a mother of two children and Asia Khatoon, 27,wife of Hussain,a
mother of five children. Their conditions are very critical, now they are
taking medical treatment at Cox’s
When Asked the
UNHCR of Cox’s Bazar said, “Today is holiday, there
is no staff in our office. So, we are unable to give you any information about
the Kutupalong refugee camp.”
Boonshan Sangfai,
the in-charge of Cox’s Bazar UNHCR office accompanied
by another UNHCR officer of
At present, the
situation of the camp is under control, said Cox’s Bazar
Deputy Commissioner (DC) M.Habibur Rahaman.
Now, there are
over 8,000 in Kutupalong and 12,000 refugees in Nayapara camp. ##
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