Myanmarese separatist group Arakan Liberation Party (ALP) swooped on a
rescue team of Bangladesh Army in remote Surahapara area of Rangamati’s
Bilaichhari today, leading to a gunbattle that left one died and
another critically injured.
Meng Pong Mro, 42, a member of Village Defense Party (VDP), died on
the spot during the gunfight that started around 12:00am during a rescue
operation for two abducted tourists and their local guide, said Sayeed
Tarikul Hasan, Superintendent of Police in Rangamati.
The gunfight also left a member of Bangladesh Army critically
injured. He was identified as Abul Kashem, the police official told our
Bandarban correspondent.
He was rushed to the Combined Military Hospital (CMCH) in Chittagong
by a helicopter as his condition deteriorated, the SP added.
