The group includes 302 Border Guard Police personnel, four of their family members, two army men, 18 immigration officials and four civilians. Between 11:00 am and 12:00 pm, 165 people were transferred from the Inani jetty in Cox’s Bazar to a Myanmar ship in the deep sea. According to the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), the Myanmar nationals took shelter in two schools in Cox’s Bazar’s Teknaf and Bandarban’s Ghumdhum. They were transported to the Bangladesh Navy jetty in Inani by 12 buses around 7:30 am. A Myanmar Navy ship is stationed off the maritime border to take the group home.

Source: bd News24 February 15, 2024 09:15 UTC