On Friday, a gang armed with sharp weapons and guns attacked the madrasa before dawn at Block H-52 of Camp 18 at Ukhiya’s Balukhali, killing six people. Also Read - 6 hacked to death in Rohingya camp attackSoon after the attack, one of the assailants, who was later identified as Jasim, was held in possession of a locally-made gun and a sharp weapon, said SP Shihab. Witnesses said several teacher and students of the residential madrasa fled to a nearby mosque after the attack was launched. Three madrasa teachers, two volunteers and a student were killed in the attack, which left 10 to 12 others were critically injured. Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan said earlier this month that arms were coming from Myanmar in a bid to create "instability" in the Rohingya camps of Cox's Bazar.

Source: Dhaka Tribune October 23, 2021 06:18 UTC