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Bangladesh deports 330 Myanmar troops, civilians
Bangladesh on Thursday deported some 330 Myanmar nationals, including troopers, who sought refuge in the country amid an ongoing conflict in Myanmar’s troubled Rakhine state.
The group of Myanmarese, which includes Border Guard Police, armed forces personnel, and immigration officials, crossed into neighboring Bangladesh between Feb. 4 and 8, escaping the escalating conflict.
They were transported to Inani Jetty in Cox’s Bazar district in the morning and handed to a team of visiting Myanmar officials after a joint verification by officials from the two countries.
The Myanmar nationals were later ferried to a Union Myanmar Ship anchored in the deep sea by a private Bangladeshi ship and a tugboat of Coast Guard Bangladesh.
“Today’s successful repatriation is a beautiful example of the work that can be done through cooperation and coordination to deal with any situation,” BGB chief Major General Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui told reporters.
The Myanmarese who escaped to Bangladesh fleeing the conflict in Rakhine included at least one Myanmar Army commander holding the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, according to Bangladesh authorities.
The repatriation initiative coincides with intensified fighting between Myanmar’s armed forces and the rebel Arakan Army in Rakhine.
A Bangladeshi woman and a Rohingya man were killed by a shell fired from Myanmar on Feb. 5.
Several others sustained injuries from a recent shellfire, prompting the displacement of border village residents by the government.
Local media reported the discovery of two unidentified bodies near the Bangladesh-Myanmar border amid ongoing clashes between Myanmar forces and rebels.
BGB chief Siddiqui told reporters on Feb. 6 that they intercepted 65 Rohingyas attempting to enter Bangladesh from Myanmar, underscoring the government’s stance against a further Rohingya influx.
Bangladesh hosts over a million Rohingya refugees who fled Myanmar, mainly after the military crackdown in August 2017.
The conflict between the Arakan Army and Myanmar forces has persisted for months, exacerbating the region’s volatility.
Myanmar’s political upheaval since the military coup on Feb. 1, 2021, has further intensified the country’s longstanding guerrilla warfare, fueling a vicious cycle of violence and instability.
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