At least three people were killed during a "shootout" at the remote Naraichhari village of Dighinala upazila yesterday, sources said.Police and locals said the shootout was between Parbatya Chattagram Jana Sanghati Samiti (PCJSS) and United People's Democratic Front (UPDF).
Border Guard Bangladesh officials identified two of the three dead as Sargeswar Sharma and Shiro Chakma, both in their 30s.
Abdul Qader, officer-in-charge of Dighinala Police Station, said, "We are trying to gather the detailed information. A police team will be sent to the spot."
BGB officials referring to local sources said the victims were members of PCJSS led by Jyotirindra Bodhipriya Larma, better known as Santu Larma.
A group of UPDF members attacked the PCJSS men at a local bazar in the afternoon and then the firing ensued, locals said.
The incident came three weeks after four UPDF activists were killed in an attack by PCJSS men at Barkal of neighbouring Rangamati district.