Overview

• Movement restrictions under Section 144 remain in place in Khagrachhari and Guimara with army, police and Border Guard Bangladesh deployed, as residents reported homes and shops set ablaze.
• The Home Ministry confirmed three fatalities and said 13 army personnel and three policemen were injured, with the bodies taken to Khagrachhari Sadar Hospital.
• Police, with military assistance, arrested a Bengali teenager suspected in the alleged gang rape and obtained a six-day remand for interrogation.
• Protesters accuse security forces of firing on demonstrators, while the army denies this and blames the UPDF rebel faction for instigation and gunfire.
• Interior chief Jahangir Alam Chowdhury alleged weapons are entering from abroad, and political tensions escalated as the Awami League accused interim leader Muhammad Yunus of responsibility.