Cox’s Bazar | Bay Insight
The condition of Bangladeshi child Huzaifa Afnan, who was injured by a bullet fired from across the Myanmar border, remains critical. The child is currently receiving treatment at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Chattogram Medical College Hospital.
Huzaifa’s uncle, Md Shawkat, said doctors conducted a CT scan late Sunday night and later performed surgery. However, they were unable to remove the bullet. Shawkat said doctors told the family that the child’s condition is extremely critical and that the bullet is lodged inside the head. Attempting to remove it at this stage could be life-threatening, they said.
The child was shot during clashes between the Arakan Army and Rohingya armed groups along the Myanmar border in Teknaf, Cox’s Bazar. The fighting began around 11:00pm on Saturday and continued until about 10:00am on Sunday in the Totar Dwip area on the Myanmar side, adjacent to the Whykong Union border. Continuous gunfire and sounds of explosions were reported during the clashes.
At one stage of the fighting, a bullet fired from across the border struck the child. Huzaifa is a resident of the Teschi Bridge area of Whukong.
Cox’s Bazar Additional Superintendent of Police Alok Biswas confirmed the incident to The Daily Star on Sunday. Speaking later in the afternoon, he said the injured child had been taken to Chattogram Medical College Hospital.
“There were initial reports that the child had died, but that information is not correct,” Alok Biswas said.