Bangladesh border guards have been put on high alert so that no Myanmar national can enter Bangladesh territory following an airstrike near the frontier region in Bandarban district, a senior minister confirmed. The armed struggle has been going on for the last three weeks and intensified recently, according to the reports. “We fear that like other times, internally displaced Myanmar civilians, who find themselves in the middle of warfare between militant insurgency groups and the Myanmarese military, will attempt to cross the border [to enter Bangladesh]. But this time, we won’t let that happen,” Foreign Minister AK Momen said after a government programme with tea workers in Sylhet on Saturday. “Intel report, however, suggests this time these civilians have not been planning to cross Bangladesh border, which is good news.”The minister also said they are in constant contact with the Myanmar mission in Dhaka regarding the development.

Source: bd News24 September 03, 2022 20:30 UTC