1 killed in clash at Bangladesh airbase
A man was killed and several others injured in a clash between a group of local people and air force personnel at an airbase in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar on Monday.
The Inter Service Public Relations (ISPR) — the media wing of the military — in a statement said the “miscreants” attacked the Bangladesh Air Force Base near Cox’s Bazar’s Samitipara.
The ISPR said “some local miscreants” of the Samitipara area adjacent to the beach resort town “launched a sudden attack” on the airbase after a biker was stopped at a checkpoint as he was crossing the base area without any papers for the vehicle.
It said the biker was taken inside the base for interrogation when over 200 people marched towards the base. The security personnel tried to stop them, sparking a clash that left four Air Force personnel injured.
Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Salahuddin, said: one person was killed and several others were injured in the incident. The official said a thorough investigation would be conducted into the cause of the attack.
“Shihab Kabir (30), a local trader, was shot during the clash,” the officer said. The ISPR said the Air Force personnel fired “blank shots” to protect a key installation, but no shot was fired on the people. It termed the incident to an “evil motive” of some “vested quarters”.
