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The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has increased vigilance and patrolling along with the Myanmar borders to prevent the Rohingya Muslims from entering Bangladesh amid fresh military crackdown in Myanmar’s western Rakhaine state.
Bangladesh Coast Guard has also put on high alert in the river boundary with Myanmar so that Rohingya’s cannot enter Bangladesh by crossing the Naaf River.
All these measures have been taken as part of the government stance not to allow Rohingya’s in Bangladeshi lands further, official sources said.
As part of the government stand, the Coast Guard on Saturday pushed back more than 125 Rohingyas who were fleeing Myanmar as violence breaks out there.
Seven trawlers, carrying Rohingya Muslims, have been sent back in the early hours of Saturday as they were trying to cross the Naf River in Cox’s Bazar.
The trawlers were carrying 125 people including 34 children, 64 females and 27 males, said Lt Nafiur Rahman, chief of Bangladesh Coast Guard’s Teknaf base.
“A coast guard patrol team sent them back while they were trying to enter Bangladesh’s water,” he added.
Nafiur Rahman said that they have intensified patrol since the Oct 9 attack on security posts of Myanmar border forces in Rakhine state.
BGB earlier pushed back nearly 300 Rohingya Muslims who tried to cross over Bangladesh in wake of deadly violence in Myanmar.
“We have pushed back 278 Muslim from Myanmar as they tried to enter Bangladesh territory illegally between October 1 and November 17. We have intensified patrols and vigilance along the frontier to foil Rohingya’s fresh bid to cross over,” Md. Abu Zar Al Zahid,
Area Commander of the BGB in Teknaf, told The New Nation on Saturday.
He said the BGB did not shoot at any people who were trying to enter Bangladesh illegally.
“Security forces have been put on high alert on border area so that they can prevent illegal migration by Rohingya Muslims into Bangladesh,” Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, Minister for Home Affairs, told The New Nation yesterday.
The Minister said that they have come to know hundreds of Rohingya Muslims are trying to cross the land and river borders to escape from a reported military crackdown in Myanmar’s Rakhaine state.
“But, we are rigid in this regard and our stance is no illegal entry, be it Rohingyas or others. We have asked the security forces to seal off border so that none can cross over,” he added.
An UN agency on Friday expressed deep concern over the safety and well-being of civilians in the northern part of the Rakhine state, Myanmar, urging the country’s government to ensure the protection and dignity of all civilians on its territory in accordance with the rule of law and its international obligations.
It also appealed Bangladesh to keep its border open to allow safe passage to civilians fleeing in wake of the violence in the Rakhine state.
Bangladesh consists of a 209 kilometer (130 mile) land boundary and a 63 kilometer (39 mile) river boundary with Myanmar.
Myanmar Army confirmed death of 130 Rohingyas in the recent military crackdown launched in response to coordinated rebel attacks on three border posts on October 9 that killed nine police officers, according to a report by Reuters.
The report said, the bloodshed by Myanmar Army is the most serious since hundreds were killed in communal clashes in the western Myanmar state of Rakhine in 2012.
“Myanmar authorities have locked down areas, where the vast majority of residents are Rohingya, shutting out aid workers and independent observers,” it added.
The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has increased vigilance and patrolling along with the Myanmar borders to prevent the Rohingya Muslims from entering Bangladesh amid fresh military crackdown in Myanmar’s western Rakhaine state.
Bangladesh Coast Guard has also put on high alert in the river boundary with Myanmar so that Rohingya’s cannot enter Bangladesh by crossing the Naaf River.
All these measures have been taken as part of the government stance not to allow Rohingya’s in Bangladeshi lands further, official sources said.
As part of the government stand, the Coast Guard on Saturday pushed back more than 125 Rohingyas who were fleeing Myanmar as violence breaks out there.
Seven trawlers, carrying Rohingya Muslims, have been sent back in the early hours of Saturday as they were trying to cross the Naf River in Cox’s Bazar.
The trawlers were carrying 125 people including 34 children, 64 females and 27 males, said Lt Nafiur Rahman, chief of Bangladesh Coast Guard’s Teknaf base.
“A coast guard patrol team sent them back while they were trying to enter Bangladesh’s water,” he added.
Nafiur Rahman said that they have intensified patrol since the Oct 9 attack on security posts of Myanmar border forces in Rakhine state.
BGB earlier pushed back nearly 300 Rohingya Muslims who tried to cross over Bangladesh in wake of deadly violence in Myanmar.
“We have pushed back 278 Muslim from Myanmar as they tried to enter Bangladesh territory illegally between October 1 and November 17. We have intensified patrols and vigilance along the frontier to foil Rohingya’s fresh bid to cross over,” Md. Abu Zar Al Zahid,
Area Commander of the BGB in Teknaf, told The New Nation on Saturday.
He said the BGB did not shoot at any people who were trying to enter Bangladesh illegally.
“Security forces have been put on high alert on border area so that they can prevent illegal migration by Rohingya Muslims into Bangladesh,” Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, Minister for Home Affairs, told The New Nation yesterday.
The Minister said that they have come to know hundreds of Rohingya Muslims are trying to cross the land and river borders to escape from a reported military crackdown in Myanmar’s Rakhaine state.
“But, we are rigid in this regard and our stance is no illegal entry, be it Rohingyas or others. We have asked the security forces to seal off border so that none can cross over,” he added.
An UN agency on Friday expressed deep concern over the safety and well-being of civilians in the northern part of the Rakhine state, Myanmar, urging the country’s government to ensure the protection and dignity of all civilians on its territory in accordance with the rule of law and its international obligations.
It also appealed Bangladesh to keep its border open to allow safe passage to civilians fleeing in wake of the violence in the Rakhine state.
Bangladesh consists of a 209 kilometer (130 mile) land boundary and a 63 kilometer (39 mile) river boundary with Myanmar.
Myanmar Army confirmed death of 130 Rohingyas in the recent military crackdown launched in response to coordinated rebel attacks on three border posts on October 9 that killed nine police officers, according to a report by Reuters.
The report said, the bloodshed by Myanmar Army is the most serious since hundreds were killed in communal clashes in the western Myanmar state of Rakhine in 2012.
“Myanmar authorities have locked down areas, where the vast majority of residents are Rohingya, shutting out aid workers and independent observers,” it added.
