The Rangamati district administration has imposed Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 following violence between Bangali locals and ethnic minority people that killed three.
Section 144 was imposed at 1:30pm on Friday and will remain in effect until further notice, Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Mosharraf Hossain Khan said in a notification.
At least three people were killed and 15 others injured following arson attacks and violence in Khagrachhari.
The deceased have been identified as Dhananjay Chakma, Rubel Tripura, and Junan Chakma, 20.
They died while undergoing treatment at Adhunik Sadar Hospital.
At around 10:30pm on Thursday, heavy gunfire was heard in several areas of the town, spreading fear throughout the district. The shooting continued late into the night.
Dhananjay Chakma died during the clashes in Dighinala on Thursday evening, while the other two were brought to the hospital from Khagrachhari later that night with injuries.
Ripple Bappi Chakma, resident medical officer (RMO) at Khagrachhari District Hospital, said 17 injured individuals were brought to the hospital late at night, most of them from the town area.
Three of them died, and the cause of death will be confirmed after autopsies. Nine others are currently receiving treatment, he added.
Ripple Bappi Chakma also said that four people were sent to Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH) for better treatment. “There is a Bangali among them. The remaining nine injured belonging to ethnic minorities could be treated at Khagrachhari Sadar Hospital.”
The attacks followed the death of a Bangali man named Md Mamun. He died in a mob beating following suspicions that he stole a motorcycle in Khagrachhari on Wednesday.
Section 144 of the CrPC grants executive magistrates the power to impose restrictions on public assemblies if deemed necessary "in urgent cases of nuisance or apprehended danger."
