Myanmar government forces flee into Bangladesh during fighting with an ethnic armed group
ABC News
A Bangladesh official says 95 members of Myanmar’s Border Guard Police have fled their posts and taken shelter in Bangladesh during fighting between Myanmar security forces and an ethnic minority army
DHAKA, Bangladesh -- Nearly a hundred members of Myanmar’s Border Guard Police have fled their posts and taken shelter in Bangladesh during fighting between Myanmar security forces and an ethnic minority army, an official of Bangladesh's border agency said Monday.
Shariful Islam, spokesperson for Border Guard Bangladesh, said by phone that the Myanmar forces entered Bangladesh over last two days to escape fighting with the Arakan Army in Myanmar’s Rakhine state bordering Bangladesh.
They entered Bangladesh through the Tombru border in Bandarban district, he said.
“In total 95, Myanmar troops are there now,” he said. “They have been disarmed and taken to safe places.”
Since Saturday, gunshots could be heard coming from the Myanmar side of the border, local media reported.
