Niti Dutta Chakma, an organizer of the United People's Democratic Front (Democratic), was shot dead in Khagrachhari’s Panchhari upazila on Friday morning. The incident occurred around 8 a.m. in the Sutakormpara area of the upazila. The organization’s central organizing secretary, Amarjyoti Chakma, confirmed the death and blamed their rival political group, the United People's Democratic Front (UPDF), for the attack.

The report, published by local outlet Amar Desh, identified the killing as part of ongoing political rivalry in the region. The UPDF (Democratic) and the original UPDF have long been known as opposing factions within the same political sphere in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, though the source did not elaborate further on the motive or immediate aftermath of the shooting.

Further details about the circumstances of the attack or any official investigation were not available at the time of reporting.