Another leader of the Rohingya community was shot dead by unknown assailants in Ukhia upazila of Cox's Bazar district on Thursday. The deceased was identified as Mohammad Selim, 28, a sub-majhi (deputy head) of Kutupalong camp. Read more: 2 Rohingya children sustain bullet wounds in Cox’s Bazar gunfight Sheikh Mohammad Ali, officer-in-charge of Ukhia Police Station, said Selim was out overseeing the field-level work of volunteers on Wednesday night. Suddenly, a group of miscreants opened fire on him, leaving him seriously injured. He was first taken to the MSF Hospital serving the Rohingya camp and later shifted to Chattogram Medical College Hospital for better treatment, the OC said. Selim died around 12:30pm on Thursday while undergoing treatment at the hospital, added the OC. Read more: Japan, UNHCR sign $4.5 million agreement to support Rohingyas in Bangladesh Additional Deputy Inspector General (ADIG) Shayed Harun-ur-Rashid, commander of the Armed Police Battalion (APBN), said Selim might have been killed over establishing supremacy in the area. "Efforts are on to arrest those involved in the murder," he added.  

A top Rohingya leader was shot dead by an unknown assailant inside the Kutupalong refugee camp in Ukhia on Wednesday, police said. The slain leader was identified as Mohammad Mohibullah, chairman of the Arakan Rohingya Society for Peace and Human Rights (ARSPH). The 14th APBn commander SP Md Naimul Haque confirmed that the incident occurred at around 8:30pm. He was shot at five times, collapsing after three rounds hit him. Mohibullah was first rushed to a local medical facility and later referred to Cox's Bazar Sadar Hospital where the on-duty doctor declared him dead, added Naimul.