A Rohingya elderly person was killed and two others injured in a stampede during an iftar gathering attended by chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus and UN secretary-general Ant贸nio Guterres in Cox鈥檚 Bazar on Friday.
The incident occurred at about 2:30pm at the helipad area of Camp 20 in the Rohingya refugee camp. Although styled an 鈥業ftar鈥�, people were arriving at the location all day.
The deceased Neyamat Ullah was the son of the late Sabi Mia from Camp 4. The injured individuals are Asmat Ullah, son of Asad Ullah from the same camp, and Kalim Ullah, son of Basir Ahmed. Asmat Ullah was sent to Cox鈥檚 Bazar Sadar Hospital.
Muhammad Arif Hossain, officer-in-charge of Ukhia police station, said that three people were injured after falling from the hillside while attending the iftar gathering.
Neyamat Ullah was declared dead by doctors upon arrival at the hospital, he added.