Around 80 to 90 members of the Myanmar security forces have taken positions near barbed-wire fences in the no man’s land between Bangladesh’s Konarpara and Myanmar’s Tambru. Also Read – Myanmar forces mass at Tambru borderThe overall situation in the bordering areas is normal and stable, BGB 34 Battalion Commanding Officer Lt Col Monzurul Hassan Khan told the Dhaka Tribune. Meanwhile, the BGB 34 battalion conducted patrols between Pillars No 31 and 36 on the border from 6am to 12:30pm. Also Read – Myanmar defends troop deployment at flag meeting with BGBThe Myanmar security forces previously said their increased presence and recent firing at the Tambru border point were meant to “protect their territory” and should not be viewed as acts of aggression against Bangladesh. The assurances were given at a flag meeting between BGB and BGP at a BGB camp under Bandarban’s Naikhongchhari upazila on Friday afternoon.

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 03, 2018 10:30 UTC