Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 07:48pm on 29 Sep 2025,Monday International
At least three people were killed and dozens injured in sectarian clashes between aboriginal tribesmen and settler Bengali communities in Bangladesh's Khagrachhari hill district on Sunday. The violence erupted despite intensified security following the alleged gang rape of an eighth-grade tribal schoolgirl on Tuesday. Police confirmed three deaths without revealing identities. Both sides turned violent, setting ablaze businesses and households in the district located 270 kilometers northeast of Dhaka. Khagrachhari is one of three hill districts in the Chittagong Hill Tracts bordering India and Myanmar. Residents and witnesses reported escalating tensions between the feuding communities. Authorities deployed additional security forces to contain the spreading violence.
