Border violence kills seven in first two months of 2019


FE Online Report | Published: March 19, 2019 14:41:16 | Updated: March 19, 2019 21:05:10


A Rohingya man carrying his belongings approaches the Bangladesh-Myanmar border in Bandarban, an area under Cox's Bazar authority, Bangladesh on August 29, 2017 — Reuters file photo used only for representation

A total of seven Bangladeshis were killed in incidents of violence along the country's border in January-February 2019, according to a local independent rights body.

The Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) report noted that six people were shot dead while another succumbed to physical torture in the border areas in first two months of the year.

Four persons were also abducted during the same period in the border, the report added.

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