3 Including Jamaat Ameer Killed in Family Clash in Ukhiya

Local Correspomdent

Three people were killed in a clash over a land dispute between cousins in Kutupalong West Para of Ukhiya, Cox’s Bazar.The incident occurred on the morning of April 6, Sunday, according to Ukhiya Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Arif Hossain.

OC Arif said, “We are still working on the matter and will provide details later.”

The deceased are Maulana Abdullah Al Mamun, son of local mosque khatib and ward-level Jamaat Amir Nazir Hossain; Abdul Mannan (37), son of the rival party’s Mohammad Hossain; and Mannan’s sister Shahina Begum (40). The deceased were paternal cousins.

Among them, Mamun was the Ameer of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami.

The matter was confirmed by local Ward 9 Union Parishad member Md. Helal Uddin.

He said, “There had been a long-standing dispute over homestead land ownership between the families of Abdullah Al Mamun and Abdul Mannan, residents of Ukhiya’s Kutupalong area. On Sunday morning, one party began constructing a boundary wall on the disputed land. This led to a verbal altercation and then escalated into a clash.”

He added, “Both sides got involved in the clash with sharp weapons, sticks, and locally made arms. Several people from both sides were injured. The injured were taken to the MSF Hospital in Kutupalong, where three were declared dead by the doctors.”

Kutupalong market committee General Secretary Mohammad Ali said, “The dispute over the wall’s boundary was between paternal cousins. I am at the hospital now. Three people have died, including the khatib of Kutupalong market mosque and the other two, Mannan and his sister Shahina. They were all paternal cousins.”

Mohammad Ali said that among the deceased, Jamaat Ameer Maulana Abdullah Al Mamun was from one side, while Mannan and his sister Shahina were from the other.