Bangladesh
Myanmar 264 Myanmar border guards enter Bangladesh
Dhaka, Feb 7: So far 264 people have fled from Myanmar to Bangladesh to save their lives amid the ongoing conflict between ethnic rebels and state junta forces inside Myanmar. They include Border Guard Police (BGP) personnel, army personnel, police personnel, immigration personnel and civilians.
During the ongoing conflict in the country, 65 Rohingyas were trying to enter Bangladesh by crossing the Naf river on Tuesday. At Teknaf, Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) resisted them and sent them back to their country.
Of the 264 people who fled to Bangladesh, 35 new people entered on Tuesday afternoon. Among those who fled to Bangladesh, 183 BGP members, two army personnel, four CIDs, five policemen, nine special branch personnel, 20 immigration personnel and four civilians. Identification of 35 new asylum seekers is under process.
The newly appointed BGB Director General (DG) Major General Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui said these after paying respects at the tomb of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in Tungipara, Gopalganj on Tuesday.
He said, till Monday night, 115 Myanmar BGP members, army personnel have surrendered or taken refuge with us. Another 114 people joined this morning. A total of 229 people have taken shelter. Later, by noon, 35 more people joined and we sheltered 264 people. I also arranged their accommodation and food.
He said, "15 of them were injured, 8 were seriously injured. Out of eight seriously injured people, four have been admitted to Cox's Bazar Sadar Hospital under the management of BGB. The remaining four have been treated at Chittagong Medical College Hospital under the management of BGB."
