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People from Myanmar will not be allowed to cross Bangladesh border

Bangladesh Live News | @banglalivenews | 04 Sep 2022, 06:23 pm

Dhaka, 4 September 2022 : Due to the ongoing internal conflict in Myanmar, no citizen of that country will be allowed to enter Bangladesh through the border.

Minister of Foreign Affairs said this in response to a question from journalists at the end of the Prime Minister's video conference program with workers at the Lakkatura tea plantation in Sylhet on Saturday evening. AK Abdul Momen. He said that various armed groups are involved in the conflict in Myanmar.

An unstable situation has developed in Myanmar.

People have been asked to evacuate the area. As a result, it is feared that the oppressed may start coming towards our country. However, I got to know - they are going the other way. Still we are on alert at our borders. No one from that country will be allowed to enter Bangladesh through the border. The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has been put on high alert to ensure that no one can enter Bangladesh from Myanmar.

In response to two rounds fired by Myanmar warplanes in the Bandarban border area on Saturday, the foreign minister said, "We have discussed this with the Myanmar ambassador. They have assured us that he will discuss this with his government and see to it that such accidents do not happen in future. He also said that the government is closely monitoring these issues.

Shells fired from two Myanmar warplanes and a fighting helicopter hit the Bandarban border area. There were no casualties as two shells were unexploded. These shells fell in Ward No. 8 area of ​​Ghumdhum Union of Naikxyongchari Upazila of Bandarban around 9:30 am on Saturday.