Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan. Photo : Collected
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Tuesday (13 February) said that the Myanmarese security forces who had fled to Bangladesh will be sent back to Myanmar very soon.
"They (Myanmar) have sent a message to us saying that they will take them back by ship very soon. Hopefully they will take their members back within 1-2 days. They have no conflict with us, no war, they have come here for their self defense," the Home Minister said.
The Home Minister came up with the remark in response to a question from reporters after addressing at the opening ceremony of Highway Police's 'Service Week-2024' at Bangladesh Police Auditorium of Rajarbagh Police Lines on Tuesday.
At least 330 members of Myanmar army, border guards, police, immigration and other officials took refuge recently in Bangladesh.
He said that there is a war going on all around Myanmar. Their forces are fighting with the Arakan Army on the border of Bangladesh.
"We see that their war has become so intense that Myanmar's BGP, government officials, I think one or two military personnel have infiltrated us here. Some of them came with weapons, some entered without weapons. But they came to save their own lives, not to fight," the Home Minister added.
"After that, our BGB members have disarmed them and kept them here safely. Among them, the injured have been given medical care. Later, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, we informed them to take them back," he further said.
Replying to another question, the Home Minister said, "We have made it clear that we already have 1.2 million Rohingya here. We will not allow anyone from Myanmar to settle here, be it Rohingya or anyone else."
We have already asked the Myanmar government to take back those who are coming here to defend themselves. They are going to take them back. Our BGB, Police and Coast Guard are all working together in bordering areas. Despite fighting inside the Myanmar border, none of them seem to come to this border. Even then, no one can enter here," the Home Minister said.
When asked whether any of the BGP members who have taken refuge were involved in the attack on the Rohingyas, he said, "We do not have any list of them. But we saw miles after miles were burned, dead bodies were floating in the river. Their army was stationed there during the massacre we saw. But I don't know if they did the massacre. It is being tried in the international court."
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