327 members of Myanmar security forces take shelter in Bangladesh: BGB

Amid the ongoing conflicts in Myanmar along the border with Bangladesh, 63 more Myanmar forces and border guards have taken shelter in Bangladesh till Wednesday noon, taking the total number to 327, said BGB sources.

A total of 327 Myanmar forces including BGP, army personnel, and immigration officials, have taken shelter in Bangladesh, said Shariful Islam, public relations officer (PRO) of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB).

The 63 Myanmar forces entered Bangladesh on Wednesday with arms through Whaikhong on the Teknaf border.

The BGB disarmed them and took them to a safe shelter, the PRO said.

In a statement during his visit to the Bangladesh-Myanmar border in Cox’s Bazar on Wednesday, Major General Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui, newly appointed Director General of the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), declared the force’s high alert status to address any potential border-related incidents.

During the visit, Major General Siddiqui underscored the BGB’s commitment to maintaining security and sovereignty while adhering to humanitarian principles and fostering positive international relations.

A Bangladeshi woman and a Rohingya man were killed following an explosion of a mortar shell at a house in Jolpaitoli under Ghumdum union of Naikhongchhari upazila in Bandarban district on Monday.

Besides, the academic activities of five government primary schools in Naikhangchhari upazila have been suspended.