1 Killed, Several Injured After ‘Miscreants’ Attack Bangladesh Air Force Base In Cox’s Bazar

<p><strong>Dhaka:</strong> One man was shot dead and several injured when security personnel repulsed an attack Monday on a Bangladesh Air Force base in the southeastern beach town of Cox&rsquo;s Bazar, officials said.</p>
<p>The Inter Service Public Relations (ISPR) directorate of the defence ministry said miscreants launched a sudden attack on the Air Force Base near Cox’s Bazar’s Samiti Para around noon.</p>
<p>&ldquo;Bangladesh Air Force is taking necessary actions in this regard,&rdquo; an ISPR statement said.</p>
<p>Deputy Commissioner of the beach district, Mohammad Salahuddin, said: “Shihab Kabir, 30, a local trader, was shot dead during the clash and several others were injured.” The official said a thorough investigation would be conducted into the cause of the attack.</p>
<p>Reports, however, said the incident occurred due to an airport expansion project requiring the relocation of people in the neighbourhood, a proposal opposed by some people.</p>
<p>The attack occurred hours after Home Affairs Adviser, retired Lieutenant General M Jahangir Alam Chowdhury, in a pre-dawn press conference reiterated the government’s commitment to maintaining law and order.</p>
<p>He told the media at his residence in Dhaka at around 3 am on Monday that &ldquo;cohorts&rdquo; of the ousted Awami League regime of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina were out to destabilise the country, but &ldquo;in no way they will be spared&rdquo;.</p>
<p>&ldquo;We will ensure that terrorists cannot stand anywhere and prevent crimes at any cost,&rdquo; he said, adding that law enforcement agencies were asked to strengthen their patrolling across the country.</p>
<p>Bangladesh&rsquo;s security forces have arrested over 8,600 people in a two-week crackdown named &ldquo;Operation Devil Hunt&rdquo; that targeted gangs allegedly linked with the ousted Hasina government.</p>
<p>The arrests come amid growing concerns about rising crime levels, particularly in Dhaka, with police saying the number of robberies had doubled since January last year.</p>
<p>”Operation Devil Hunt will continue and we won’t let the perpetrators sleep or rest. I have ordered the forces to intensify patrolling,” Chowdhury told reporters.</p>
<p>Chowdhury’s emergency briefing comes as students, who led the July-August 2024 uprising eventually toppling the Awami League regime, expressed concern over the deteriorating law and order situation with many demanding his resignation.&nbsp;</p>
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