Rohingya man shot dead in Cox’s Bazar

Unidentified miscreants have gunned down a Rohingya man at Kutupalong camp in Ukhiya upazila of Cox's Bazar, in the latest killing in the packed refugee camp.

The deceased is Mohammad Salam (37), son of Rashid Alam, was a resident of Kutupalong camp-2/Block C, said Additional Deputy Inspector of Police (DIG) Syed Harunur Rashid, commander of APBn-14.

A group of eight to 10 masked miscreants suddenly shot the Rohingya youth at 6:00pm on Tuesday and fled, Rashid said, adding, Salam was rescued and taken to a hospital run by Kutupalong NGO MSF where the on-duty doctor declared him dead.

The motive behind his death could not be known immediately.