Bangladesh’s military said members of the United People’s Democratic Front rebel group “opened fire on an army patrol” as the tribal community led by the UPDF tried to stop soldiers from ferrying a dying man to the hospital. “In retaliation, they (soldiers) fired back, leading to the deaths,” a military statement said.

Ethnic minorities in Bangladesh’s southern hilly region are living in fear after clashes in which four people were killed and dozens wounded, police and witnesses said on Saturday. Sectarian violence,

The violence was sparked by the lynching of a Bengali man, triggering retaliatory attacks and protests calling for justice.