Several Rohingyas hurt in ‘landmine blasts’ admitted to BD hospitals

Chittagong: Three Rohingya children who sustained injuries reportedly from landmine explosion along Myanmar-Bangladesh border on Tuesday were taken to Teknaf in Cox’s Bazar crossing the border and admitted to Kutupalaong refugee camp hospital.
The injured are Umme Sultana, 13, Ibrahim, 16 and Md Yunus, 11.
Earlier on Monday, one leg of a Rohingya a woman—Sabekun Nahar, 45,—was blown off in an explosion along the border.
When asked about explosions along Myanmar-Bangladesh border, Major Iqbal Ahmed, Second-in Command, 34 BGB Battalion, said, ‘A woman was injured in landmine explosion at 2:30 pm Tuesday while two siblings were injured at 8am on the same day. Rohingyas saw 8 landmines near Tombroo along the border between 12:30pm and 1pm on Tuesday and two of those exploded that caused minor injuries to two children.’
All the explosions occurred on Myanmar side, he added.
Meanwhile, four more Rohingyas, who sustained bullet wounds by security forces in Rakhine State of Myanmar, were admitted to Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH).
They were taken to the hospital for better treatment on Tuesday night and early Wednesday, Alauddin Talukder, said Sub Inspector at CMCH police outpost.
The injured are Mohammad Shafi, Hasina Begum, daughter of Ahmad Hossain, Jafar Alam, Osama,—from different areas of Maungdu in Myanmar.
With the four, around fifty injured Rohingyas have been admitted to CMCH after fresh violence erupted in Rakhine State of Myanmar. Besides, many bullet-hit and burn-injured Rohingyas are undergoing treatment at Kutupalaong refugee camp health complex and Cox’s Bazar Digital Hospital.