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Another Bangladeshi man in Bandarban has been injured by a mortar shell fired from Myanmar.
The incident occurred in the Tumbru border area within Ghumdhum Union in the Naikhongchhari upazila of Bandarban around 1:15 pm on Tuesday, according to local media reports.
The victim was identified as Syed Alam, 35, son of Abdul Kader from Tumbru Pashchim Kul. He works as an easybike driver.
Witnesses said that while he was in his home yard, Syed Alam was struck on the forehead by a fragment of a mortar shell. He was rescued and promptly taken to the Ukhiya Upazila Health Complex.
After receiving treatment, doctors released him, local sources said.
Local Union Parishad ward member Shafiul Alam also confirmed the incident.
Just the day before, on Monday, two people in Bangladesh were killed and another was injured in mortar shelling from across the Myanmar border.
In response to the escalating border violence that resulted in two fatalities on the Bangladeshi side, the Bangladesh government summoned Myanmar's ambassador on Tuesday to protest.
Myanmar has been witnessing clashes between its forces and rebel forces for so long with clashes recently occurring along Bangladesh-Myanmar border, affecting border residents.