Three members of the United People’s Democratic Front (UPDF) were shot dead by some miscreants at Santi Ranjan Para in Panchari upazila of Khagrachhari district today (October 30).

The identities of the dead were stated as Sijon Chakma, Shahon Tripura and Join Chakma.

The UPDF said in a statement that a group of miscreants appeared there and opened fire on three activists around 10 am, leaving them to die on the spot.

Police officer in charge of Panchhari Police Station, Jashim Uddin, said that they heard gunshots in exchange, but since the murders took place in a remote area, it would take time to recover the bodies.

Meanwhile, UPDF has announced a dawn-to-dusk hartal in the region for Thursday.