Violent clashes between police and protesters have left at least 10 law enforcers injured during a blockade programme in the city.
The United People's Democratic Front (UPDF)-backed Democratic Youth Forum (DYF) started the bloackade from 8am on Sunday to protest obstruction to their earlier programme to besiege the Parbatya Chattagram Land Dispute Resolution Commission office.
Police fired 20 rounds of rubber bullets and teargas shells to calm the situation after the clash erupted in Swanirbhar area in Khagrachari around 10am.
At least 10 police personnel were injued when the angry protesters swooped on them at one stage of the clash.
Four of the injured cops – Sub-inspector Obaidur Rahman, and constables Mohammad Jashim, Arafat and Mamum Mia – have been rushed to the Zila Sadar Hospital.
Soon after the Swanirbhar area had turned into a battle field, a team of Rapid Action Battalion-7 rushed to the spot to calm the situation.
"The situation is under control now," Khagrachharhi Assistant Superintendent of Police Kanon Debnath told .
Additional armed police has also been deployed at the site to avoid any further trouble.
Although DYF had announced to enforce a 33-hour blockade in the morning, the programme was later limited to 21 hours.
In a statement, forum's central president Natun Kumar Chakma said, "The government is conspiringly using the commission's Chariman Khademul Islam Chowdhury to throw tribal people out of their their own lands."
"The government is trying to foil the agitation by using RAB," he added.
The United People's Democratic Front (UPDF)-backed Democratic Youth Forum (DYF) started the bloackade from 8am on Sunday to protest obstruction to their earlier programme to besiege the Parbatya Chattagram Land Dispute Resolution Commission office.
Police fired 20 rounds of rubber bullets and teargas shells to calm the situation after the clash erupted in Swanirbhar area in Khagrachari around 10am.
At least 10 police personnel were injued when the angry protesters swooped on them at one stage of the clash.
Four of the injured cops – Sub-inspector Obaidur Rahman, and constables Mohammad Jashim, Arafat and Mamum Mia – have been rushed to the Zila Sadar Hospital.
Soon after the Swanirbhar area had turned into a battle field, a team of Rapid Action Battalion-7 rushed to the spot to calm the situation.
"The situation is under control now," Khagrachharhi Assistant Superintendent of Police Kanon Debnath told .
Additional armed police has also been deployed at the site to avoid any further trouble.
Although DYF had announced to enforce a 33-hour blockade in the morning, the programme was later limited to 21 hours.
In a statement, forum's central president Natun Kumar Chakma said, "The government is conspiringly using the commission's Chariman Khademul Islam Chowdhury to throw tribal people out of their their own lands."
"The government is trying to foil the agitation by using RAB," he added.
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