The gunfire alarmed the local residents and terrified the Rohingya refugees living in the no man’s land between the two countries. He said the BGP has nine outposts and a camp near the Tambru border and that the Myanmar BGP has a history of firing shots in the air to intimidate people. Nearly a year ago, the BGP started massing forces at the Tambru border. Last February, over 6,500 Rohingya refugees were found staying in the no man’s land between the two countries, as they refused to enter Bangladesh afraid they might be repatriated forcefully to Myanmar. In response, Myanmar began blaring loudspeakers and fire shots to intimidate the refugees and move them from the no man’s land.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 12, 2019 14:37 UTC