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Rohingya camp wedding clash leaves 1 dead

Staff Correspondent
05 Dec 2021 14:28:52 | Update: 05 Dec 2021 14:35:35
Rohingya camp wedding clash leaves 1 dead
Rohingya refugee children look on at the Balukhali camp in Cox’s Bazar, November 16, 2018. — Reuters Photo

A man died and nine others including a child were injured in a clash at a wedding in Ukhia’s Balukhali Rohingya camp on Saturday night.

The deceased is Mohammad Belal, 40, a resident of the Balukhali camp and the groom’s uncle.

Later, Armed Police Battalion (APBN) arrested two including the bride’s cousin. The arrestees were sent to Ukhia police station.  

Confirming the matter, APBN 8 Commander Shihab Kaiser Khan said the clash broke out between the families of the bride, Khaleda Bibi, and the groom, Md Idris, around 8:00pm

Belal was rushed to the Turkish Field Hospital where on-duty doctors declared him dead. His body has been sent for autopsy, said the commander.

Two other injured were admitted to Cox's Bazar Sadar Hospital, he added.

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