Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) said it was shocked and saddened by the killing of civil leader Mohib Ullah by assailants in a refugee camp in Bangladesh. Also, the group demanded accountability for the killing of Mohib. "It is time for bringing the criminals to account instead of finger-pointing with baseless and hearsay accusations," ARSA said Friday in a statement, blaming the shooting on "transnational border-based criminals." Also read: Rohingya leader Mohibullah assassinated Mohib, who was chair of the Arakan Rohingya Society for Peace and Human Rights, was shot dead Wednesday by unknown gunmen in the Kutupalong refugee camp of Cox's Bazar. He led one of the largest of several community groups to emerge since more than 7 lakh Rohingya people fled Myanmar after a military crackdown in August 2017.

Rohingya leader Mohib Ullah's killing should be a clarion call to the international community to redouble its pressure on Myanmar to recognise the Rohingya and accept their return to their homes in Rakhine State, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said Friday. She also emphasised the international community's role to pursue accountability for the terrible crimes committed against them. Bachelet expressed her shock and sadness over the killing of Rohingya human rights defender Mohib Ullah and called for a prompt, thorough and effective investigation into his death. "It is heartbreaking that a person who spent his life fighting to ensure that the violations committed against the Rohingya people were known worldwide has been murdered in this way," she said. Mohib Ullah, who was chair of the Arakan Rohingya Society for Peace and Human Rights (ARSPH), was shot dead Wednesday by unknown assailants in the Kutupalong refugee camp of Cox’s Bazar. Read: Mohib's murder: FIR lodged, probe in full swing, say police