Members of the Border Guard Police of Myanmar take refuge at a Border Guard Bangladesh outpost in Ghumdhum of Bandarban recently. Photo: Collected
As many as 264 Myanmar security forces have fled to Bangladesh amid clashes between the country's military and the armed rebel group, Arakan Army.
A total of 264 Myanmar forces including BGP, army personnel and immigration officials have taken shelter in Bangladesh, said Shariful Islam, public relations officer (PRO) of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB).
The Myanmar forces have entered Bangladesh through Tumbru border in Naikhangchhari upazila of Bandarban district with arms and ammunition.
The BGB disarmed them and took them to a safe shelter, he said.
The BGB PRO said members of the BGP started taking shelter in Bangladesh since Sunday morning.
A Bangladeshi woman and a Rohingya man were killed following an explosion of a mortar shell at a house in Jolpaitoli under Ghumdum union of Naikhongchhari upazila in Bandarban district on Monday.
Amid the ongoing unrest along the Bangladesh-Myanmar border, academic activities of five government primary schools in Naikhangchhari upazila have been suspended.
The government has taken the decision considering the safety of the teachers and students. A notification was issued in this regard on Monday (5 February).
Meanwhile, Major General Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui, newly appointed director general of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), has said, "The border situation is now under control and we are trying to deal with the situation as humanely as possible while maintaining international relations."
Until Monday night, 115 Myanmar forces had taken shelter in Bangladesh and 114 security personnel arrived till Tuesday morning while 35 more entered in the afternoon, he said.
Besides, 65 Rohingyas, who tried to enter the country by boats, were sent back, he said.
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