4 more bullet-hit Rohingyas admitted at CMCH

By Star Online Report
27 August 2017, 15:43 PM
UPDATED 27 August 2017, 21:49 PM
Four more Rohingyas are admitted to Chittagong Medical College Hospital with bullet wounds as Myanmar armed force is conducting counterinsurgency operation in Rakhain State.

Four more Rohingyas were admitted to Chittagong Medical College Hospital today with bullet wounds as Myanmar armed force is conducting counterinsurgency operation in Rakhain State.

The injured -- Ziabul, 27, Md Eliash, 20, Md Toha, 16, and Mubarak Hossain, 25, -- hailed from Mongdu of Myanmar, said Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Alauddin of CMCH police outpost.

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Of them, Mobarak was admitted to CMCH around 3:30pm while the three others were taken to the hospital early today, the ASI added.

The condition of Eliash is critical as he suffered bullet injuries in his head and shoulder, reports our CU correspondent quoting the police official.

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He is undergoing treatment at Neurosurgery ward of CMCH while others were at different wards of the hospital, Alauddin added.

The injured Rohingyas entered Bangladesh through several points along the Teknaf and Ukhia borders parts.

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With the four, the total number of injured Rohingyas at CMCH stands at six since the Myanmar security forces launched the crackdown against Rohingyas of northern Rakhine state. Yesterday, a Rohingya youth, Mohammad Musa, 23, succumbed to his bullet injuries at the hospital.