Youth killed in Bangladesh violence

By IANS,

Dhaka : A tribal youth was killed Thursday in a gun attack blamed on Muslim activists of a party that opposes the government’s peace deal with the minority Buddhists in Chittagong Hill Tracts.


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Ananda Tangchangya, 22, was leader of the Pahari Chhatra Parishad, a student body of Buddhists from the hills.

His associate, Palsh Chakma, suffered bullet wounds, the website of The Daily Star reported.

The attackers allegedly belonged to the United People’s Democratic Front (UPDF), a party of the Muslim settlers from outside the tribal area.

The incident occurred in Rajasthali area. The website said the tussle was over the control of the UPDF office that the tribals had captured.

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