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37 more BGP men take shelter in Bangladesh; total now 95

Border 2024-02-05, 10:09am

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Myanmar Border Guard Police (BGP). 95 of them have taken shelter in Bangladesh.



Dhaka, Feb 5 - Thirty-seven more members of Myanmar Border Guard Police (BGP) aka Nasaka have taken shelter in Bangladesh border amid a conflict between the Myanmar military and the armed rebel group, the Arakan Army, in Myanmar's Rakhine state.

With this, the total number of Nasaka members who took shelter in Bangladesh stood at 95 till this morning (February 5, 2024), said Shariful Islam, public relations officer at Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Headquarters.

The BGB disarmed the Nasaka members and took them to a safe shelter, he said, adding that a process was underway to take action in this connection.

Earlier on Sunday, 58 BGP members took shelter along the border, the BGB officer said.

Two Bangladeshis sustained bullet injuries during firing between Myanmar army and armed groups in Tumbru area along Ghumdhum border in Naikhongchhari upazila of Bandarban on Sunday morning.

Locals said there has been a fierce conflict between the country's army and armed groups inside Myanmar over the past few days.

High-powered ammunition and explosives have been used and people in the border area of Ghumdhum have become tensed. - UNB