Section 144 restrictions continue in Khagrachhari after deadly clashes as blockade on highways eased

The indefinite ban on public gatherings in Khagrachhari remains in force amid deadly unrest over the alleged rape of Marma schoolgirl, although the group protesting the incident has eased its road blockade on the Dhaka and Chattogram highways. In a Facebook post on Monday, the "Jumma Chhatra-Janata" announced that the blockade on the Dhaka–Khagrachhari and Chattogram–Khagrachhari roads would be relaxed from noon “until further notice”. It said the move was intended to allow better medical care for those injured “by Army and police fire and settler attacks” in Guimara on Sunday, and to enable the burial of those killed during the violence. The group also requested cooperation in ensuring the arrival of a medical team from Dhaka to treat the...