Farmer injured in grenade attack by Myanmar intruder dies

COXS BAZAR, Mar 8: A Bangladeshi farmer has died from his injuries sustained in a grenade attack by an armed man from Myanmar amid the conflict between the Arakan Army and the Myanmar security forces.

Anwar Salam Mobarak, 32, passed away on Thursday night after receiving a month-long treatment at the Coxs Bazar District Sadar Hospital, said Resident Medical Officer Dr Ashiqur Rahman.
Altaaz Ahmad, a member of Palongkhali Union Council, said Mobarak was working in the field near Coxs Bazars Ukhiya border when he saw an armed man trying to enter Bangladesh territory from the other side of the border on Feburary 7. "The armed man from Myanmar threw a grenade at Mobarak when he tried to stop him from crossing the Ukhiya border," said Altaaz.

Locals took Mobarak to Coxs Bazar District Sadar Hospital after the incident. He was later transferred to Chattogram Medical College Hospital for advanced treatment.

"He was again sent back to Coxs Bazar District Sadar Hospital when his condition improved a little. But he died on Thursday after receiving a month-long treatment," Altaaz said. The body was kept at the hospital morgue for autopsy.

Mobarak left behind his wife Maryam, who gave a single name, two daughters, and a son who depended on him for a living.