Two Rohingya leaders were shot dead at Rohingya camp in Ukhia of Cox's Bazar last night.
The deceased were identified as Abu Taleb (40), community head of Camp-15, and Syed Hossain (35), sub-block community head of the camp.
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Kamran Hossain, additional superintendent of Armed Police Battalion (APBn)-8, said that 8/10 armed men came to Asia Begum Shed of the camp and opened fire on Taleb and Hossain around 11:45pm, leaving them critically injured.
They were taken to a local hospital but doctors referred them to Kutupalong Hospital. Later they succumbed to their injuries at the hospital.
The APBn members raided different blocks of the camps this morning to arrest the criminals, said Kamran.
A complaint has been lodged in this connection, said Officer-in-charge of Ukhia Police Station, Mohammad Ali.
