At least three people were killed and dozens injured on Sunday as clashes erupted between aboriginal tribesmen and the Bengali settler community in southeastern Bangladesh, following the alleged gang rape of a tribal girl. The unrest first began in Khagrachhari district headquarters, where tribal groups, mainly from the Chakma and Marma communities, enforced a roadblock with burning tyres, tree trunks, and bricks on Saturday. Authorities responded by restricting movement and rallies, but the violence later spread to the Guimara area, 36 kilometres south of the district headquarters. “Three people were killed in gunshots at Guimara. Their bodies have been kept at Khagrachhari Sadar Hospital,” said police deputy inspector general Ahsan Habib, as quoted by PTI. “The authorities have e

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