At least five persons were killed in a gun battle between two criminal gangs in a Rohingya refugee camp in Ukhiya of Cox's Bazar early today.
Four of the deceased were identified as Anwar Hossain, Md Hamim, Nazibullah and Nurul Amin.
Amir Zafar, commanding officer of Armed Police Battalion-8, said five persons were killed in a gunfight between the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) and Rohingya Solidarity Organisation (RSO) around 6:15am at Balukhali camp-8.
"We came to know that the deceased were members of ARSA. Three of them died on the spot while two others were declared dead at a local hospital," he said.
