Child injured by firing from Myanmar: Surgery too risky as bullet remains in head
BGB files case against 53 Rohingya intruders
The child who was injured by a stray bullet allegedly fired from Myanmar along the Teknaf border remains in a critical condition and is currently on life support at Chattogram Medical College Hospital (CMCH), hospital authorities said today (13 January).
CMCH Director Brigadier General Taslim Uddin told The Business Standard that the child has been kept on life support.
"The child underwent surgery on Sunday night. However, the bullet lodged in her head could not be removed. It is embedded in such a position that attempting to extract it could cause severe bleeding and lead to her death," he said.
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He added, "Afnan Ara is currently on ventilator support. The hopeful sign is that her physical condition has shown slight improvement since yesterday."
The shooting occurred around 10:30am on 11 January in the Techchi Bridge area of Whykong Union. Afnan Ara, a resident of Techchi Bridge village, is the daughter of Jasim Uddin. Another person was also injured by gunfire in the same incident.
Meanwhile, the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has filed a case against 53 members of a Rohingya armed group for illegal intrusion through the Teknaf border, amid ongoing conflict inside Myanmar's Rakhine State.
According to police and BGB sources, a total of 57 people were detained after crossing into Bangladesh. Of them, 53 were found to be intruders, while the remaining four were identified as Bangladeshi fishermen who had gone fishing in the Naf River and became mixed up with the group while returning amid gunfire. The four fishermen were later released after verification.
Teknaf Police Station Officer-in-Charge Saiful Islam said the case was filed last night under the illegal intrusion law.
"BGB Nayek Sarwar Mostafa of the Ukhiya-based 64 Battalion filed the case, naming 53 people as accused," he said.
Of the accused, one person is currently receiving treatment at Chattogram Medical College Hospital under police custody, while the remaining 52 were sent to a Cox's Bazar court this afternoon, the OC added.
BGB and police detained 53 people on Sunday and four more on Monday morning from the Whykong border area of Teknaf.
In a separate incident, a Bangladeshi fisherman was seriously injured in a landmine explosion inside Bangladesh territory near the Whykong border yesterday morning.
The injured man, Abu Hanif, had to undergo amputation of one leg and is currently undergoing treatment at Chattogram Medical College Hospital, his family said.
Abu Hanif's father, Fazal Karim, said, "In the morning, my son went fishing with nets and a boat at Shahjahan's Island, a small island that has emerged in the Bangladesh portion of the Naf River. At one point, when he stepped into the river, a sudden loud explosion occurred."
He added, "My son was seriously injured in the blast. His left ankle was completely severed, and the other leg sustained minor injuries."
