Mortar Bomb

Mortar Bomb event in Chattogram Division, Naikhongchari Township area, Bangladesh on Tue 2nd June 2026

2nd June 2026

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An 11-year-old Tanchangya (Dainet) boy living near the Bangladesh–Myanmar border died on Tuesday after a mortar shell he collected near the border fence detonated.

The deceased has been identified as Suminaing Tanchangya, the son of Kinghla Tanchangya .

They reside in Baishfari Dainat village in Naikhongchari township of Bandarban district, located along the Bangladesh border.

According to local reports, the child found the unexploded mortar shell on June 2 near border pillar 39, close to the border post in the Naikhyongchhari Township of Bandarban District, Bangladesh.

The fatal explosion occurred later that day while he was handling the device.

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