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2,000 Rohingyas enter, others wait along BD border

BGB DG warns of “befitting response” should Myanmar border guards create untoward situation along border

Published : Monday, 28 August, 2017 at 12:00 AM  Count : 564
Farhad Iqbal

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) troops guarding Ukhiya border in Cox’s Bazar on Sunday. photo: Observer

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) troops guarding Ukhiya border in Cox’s Bazar on Sunday. photo: Observer

COX'S BAZAR Aug 27: At least 2,000 Rohingya refugees entered Bangladesh on Sunday following crackdown by Myanmar security forces on the ethnic minorities since Friday in Toombro bordering Naikhyangchhari upazila in Bandarban.
Sounds of gunshots and mortar shells have increased since August 25, said several Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) men patrolling the Ghumdhum border. The Rohingya men waiting at the border did not seem afraid of those heavy firing and sound of the mortars, they said.
Maj Gen Abul Hossain, Director General BGB, on Sunday warned Myanmar of a "befitting response" if its border guards create any untoward situation in the bordering areas following the ongoing unrest in the Rakhine State.
"We are prepared to face any untoward situation if it is created by Myanmar Border Guard Police on the bordering areas," he said and added, "We are the nation of heroes."
Maj Gen Abul Hossain was addressing a press conference at Ghumdhum Border Observation Post in Naikhyangchhari upazila of Bandarban on Sunday afternoon.
"We are on high alert. We will not allow anyone from Myanmar to intrude into Bangladesh," Maj Gen Abul Hossain said after visiting different border areas in Bandarban.
The number of Rohingyas heading towards Bangladesh saw a fresh increase as the bloodshed in the Rakhine State of Myanmar continues.
At least 89 people were killed as Rohingya militants besieged border posts in northern Rakhine State of Myanmar on Friday.
Jahangir Aziz, Chairman of Ghumdhum Union told this correspondent, "We heard sounds of heavy gunfire near Toombro border under Naikhyangchhari Upazila."
Rohingya refugees were waiting near Toombro border trying to enter Bangladesh territory, the Chairman added.
On Sunday evening 'two thousand Rohingyas' entered Bangladesh through different points of Naikhyangchhari, local sources said.
BGB members have cordoned them off and are keeping close watch so that they cannot proceed further into the country. Locals extended a helping hand to the refugees with food, water and other life-saving materials, he said.
In many videos provided by several Rohingyas, hundreds of Rohingyas in Rathedaung were seen hiding in the nearby forests and mountains to escape the Myanmar military atrocities.
They were afraid of raids by the Myanmar security forces in those hideouts as well.
Rohingya homes were being burned down by the state armed forces and Rakhine extremists, Rohingyas hiding in the mountains said.
Most of the houses in Rathedaung, Chein Khali, Chein Halivillages were torched by the Myanmar joint forces, said the terrified Rohingyas.






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