Tortured Rohingya boy dies in hospital

A 14-year-old Rohingya boy died of his wounds at Cox's Bazar Sadar Hospital early yesterday, four days after he was brutally beaten up inside a refugee camp and abducted by some Rohgingya criminals.

The victim, Ziabur Rahman, died around 3:00am, said Shahin Mohammad Abdur Rahman, resident medical officer of the hospital.

The boy was a resident of Kutupalang registered Rohingya camp in Ukhiya, said camp in-charge Khalilur Rahman.

Hafez Jalal Ahmed, chairman of the camp's Rohingya Community, said Rohingya criminals had abducted the boy on Tuesday when two groups of Rohingyas clashed inside the camp. The incident left four Rohingyas dead.

On Thursday, the criminals left Ziabur under a road bridge inside the camp in a critical condition. Locals later took him to the hospital, Jalal said.

No case was filed in connection with the death of the boy till filing of this report last night.