Ethnic minorities in Bangladesh’s southern hilly region are living in fear after clashes in which four people were killed and dozens wounded, police and witnesses said on Saturday.

Tipra Motha chief Pradyot Debbarma said his party, an ally of the BJP, will organise a rally on September 26 to protest the attacks on minorities in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh’s interim government appealed for calm after at least four people died in clashes between rival groups in the southeastern region bordering India and Myanmar.

The violence was sparked by the lynching of a Bengali man, triggering retaliatory attacks and protests calling for justice.