The batch containing 56 people from the Chakma and Tanchangya communities walked in via the Baishfari border in the Ghumdhum union of the Upazila. The trespassers are saying the area has become uninhabitable due to war and violence in the Rakhine State. The police officers as well as the BGB personnel are providing security for the Myanmar nationals who have gathered together. A conflict has been raging for long between the Arakan Army insurgent group and the Myanmar army in the Rakhine State. The Rohingya made several attempts recently to enter Bangladesh from Myanmar but the BGB and the law enforcers have sent them back to their country.

Source: bd News24 November 18, 2024 18:33 UTC