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UPDF man gunned down in Rangamati
An activist of the United People’s Democratic Front (UPDF) was shot dead allegedly by rivals at Rangipara in Naniarchar upazila of Rangamati district on Wednesday.
The deceased was identified as Subahu Chakma alias Giri, 55, son of Biraj Mohon Chakma of the upazila and assistant director of UPDF.
Quoting local people, Sujon Haldar, officer-in-charge of Naniarchar Police Station, said some members of UPDF opened fire on Giri around 9 am, leaving him dead on the spot.
A team of police has been sent to the spot to investigate the incident, he said.
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The motive behind the killing could not be known immediately.
UPDF leader shot dead in Khagrachhari
A leader of a Chittagong Hill Tracts-based political group was shot dead allegedly by his rivals in Guimara upazila of Khagrachhari on Friday.
The deceased was identified as Angthoi Marma alias Agun, 52, of the Guimara unit of United People's Democratic Front (UPDF).
The crime occurred around 10am near the Dewan Para area of the upazila, said Md Rashid Ahmed, officer-in-charge of Guimara police station.
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According to locals, Marma was gunned down by a group of armed men while he was on his way to carry out the group's work.
The body has been sent for an autopsy and the matter is under investigation, said OC Rashid.
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Army personnel conducted a drive in a den of United People Democratic Front (UPDF) and demolished its four barracks, two duty posts and a training centre at Jarulchhari in Khagrachhari early Saturday.
Tipped off, some army members of Dighinala zone conducted the drive at 5am.
They destroyed four barracks, two duty posts and a training centre, said Md Zahid Hasan, staff officer of Khagrachhari region of Bangladesh Army.
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The UPDF members established a temporary base for training and were harassing locals extorting money and committing other crimes, he said.
Bullets were exchanged between the UPDF men and army men during the drive, he claimed.
Army personnel recovered their training materials and documents from the camp, said the army officer.
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Two members of United People's Democratic Front (UPDF -Prasit) were killed and an Army man was wounded Tuesday in a skirmish between UPDF and Bangladesh Army in Raoutila of Naniarchar in Rangamati.
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