Bangladesh Police affirms readiness amid Myanmar border crisis

February 6, 2024

STAFF REPORTER In light of the ongoing internal strife in Myanmar, tensions at the Bangladesh-Myanmar border continue to escalate. Amid these challenging circumstances, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun has assured that the Bangladesh Police are actively working in collaboration with the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in the Naikhongchhari Continue Reading

BSF detains 23 Bangladesh nationals in Feni border

February 6, 2024

NEWS DESK The Indian Border Security Force reportedly detained 23 Bangladeshi nationals at Chhagalnaiya border in Feni on Monday night. The BGB-4 Feni battalion commander Lieutenant Colonel Sheikh Mohammad Badruddoza said that they came to know that the incident took place at the Bangladesh-India border’s 99 number pillar near Chhagalnaiya border as the Bangladeshi Continue Reading

Bangladesh warns Myanmar against airspace violations amid border tensions

February 6, 2024

Bangladesh has issued a stern warning to Myanmar, urging it to prevent any violations of its airspace, amid concerns over regular operations by the Myanmar Air Force near the border areas.  The caution was communicated through a letter to the Myanmar ambassador in Bangladesh on Tuesday morning, following incidents where Bangladeshi nationals were killed or […]Continue Reading

Bangladesh summons Myanmar envoy over cross-border shelling

February 6, 2024

Bangladesh’s foreign ministry on Tuesday summoned Myanmar’s ambassador to explain the cross-border shelling that killed two people in Bandarban on Monday, The Irrawaddy reports. The ministry’s chief of relations with Myanmar, Mian Md Mainul Kabir, handed a letter of protest to the regime’s envoy Aung Kyaw Moe in Dhaka over the shelling from Rakhine State, […]Continue Reading

BGP members sheltering in Bangladesh hit 106 amid ongoing Myanmar conflict

February 5, 2024

BANDARBAN AND GHUMDHUM CORRESPONDENTS The conflict within Myanmar has led to an unceasing barrage of artillery fire across the border, instilling widespread panic among residents in the vicinity. In the face of relentless rebel assaults, an additional 11 members of the Myanmar’s Border Guard Police (BGP) have sought sanctuary in Bangladesh, raising the total count […]Continue Reading

BGB foils Rohingya family’s crossing amid Myanmar conflict

February 5, 2024

COX’S BAZAR CORRESPONDENT In a tense incident at the Teknaf border in Cox’s Bazar, the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) successfully prevented a Rohingya family of five from crossing the Naf River into Teknaf, amidst considerable gunfire in Myanmar. The attempted crossing by the family took place around 11 AM on Monday (5th February) at the […]Continue Reading

Bangladesh-Myanmar talks on return of Myanmar border guards

February 5, 2024

DESK REPORT Bangladesh and Myanmar are in discussions about repatriating members of the Myanmar Border Guard Police (BGP) who have taken refuge in Bangladesh, announced Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud in a recent briefing at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The talks come against a backdrop of intense conflict within Myanmar, where clashes between the BGP […]Continue Reading

Two killed in Bangladesh by mortar shell fired from Myanmar

February 5, 2024

BANDARBAN AND GHUMDHUM CORRESPONDENTS A mortar shell fired from Myanmar exploded in Ghumdhum, Naikhongchhari, Bandarban, along the Bangladesh-Myanmar border, killing a local Bangladeshi woman and a Rohingya man, with a child also injured. The explosion occurred at approximately 2:30 PM on Monday, February 5, in the Jolpaitali sector of Ward No. 4. The victims were […]Continue Reading

Process underway to send back BGP men to Myanmar: Bangladesh home minister

February 4, 2024

NEWS DESK Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal has said a process to send back 14 Border Guard Police (BGP) of Myanmar are underway who fled their country due to heavy gunfights there. “They are now in the custody of Bangladesh Border Guard (BGB) and process is underway to send them back to Myanmar through foreign […]Continue Reading

58 Myanmar border guards take refuge in Bangladesh amid clashes

February 4, 2024

PARBATTA NEWS REPORT Amid ongoing clashes between the Arakan Army rebel group and Myanmar’s Border Guard Police (BGP) inside Myanmar, 58 members of the BGP have fled to Bangladesh, specifically crossing into the Naikhongchhari border area of Bandarban district. The conflict has intensified tensions along the border, according to officials. Out of the refugees, 14 Continue Reading