Renewed firing along Myanmar border
Staff Reporter :
The Myanmar border tension has not been diminished yet as the Teknaf border has once again trembled with the firing of gunshots and mortar shells inside Myanmar border.
The intense firing continued at a stretch for the last two to three weeks between the Myanmar Junta forces and the insurgents in Rakhine state.
Locals of Shahporir Dwip of Teknaf said that they were scared by firing along the Myanmar border on Friday.
Meanwhile, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Friday stated that no individual with arms from Myanmar was allowed to enter into Bangladesh.
“Sporadic conflicts are continuing in different parts of Myanmar. Our Border Guard is on high alert.
None is allowed to enter into Bangladesh with arms,” he said while talking to the journalists at the office of the Superintendent of Police in Chattogram.
Mentioning the entry of Myanmar Border Guard Police (BGP) and others inside Bangladesh, he said, “Many individuals came to our country due to conflicts. We have sent them back.
We have increased the deployment along our border. Coast Guard, Navy and Police are on high alert. There is no scope for anyone to enter here with arms.”
Meanwhile, some locals in Teknaf area told the media that they could hear the sounds of firing along the borders.
“Since Thursday night to Friday morning, intermittent firings were heard across the Shahporir Dwip. We felt the tremor due to the intense explosion,” Hanif Azad, a resident of Shahporir Dwip said.
He further said that the residents of Shahporir Dwip and St Martin are in fear due to the firing and explosions.
St Martin Union Parishad Chairman Mujibur Rahman said, “The locals heard a number of big explosions inside the Myanmar border on Thursday night.”
Border Guard Bangladesh Battalion Commander Lt Col Md Mohiuddin Ahmed said, “We have received news of intermittent firing inside Myanmar border. The BGB patrol has been intensified.”
Local administration said that they have told the local residents to remain alert due to the firing.
“The BGB and Coast Guard have increased their rounds. We have told the locals to stay in safe place,” Teknaf Upazila Nirbahi Officer Md Adnan Chowdhury told the media.
