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Myanmar border guard firing injures a BGB soldier, another abducted
A soldier of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in Cox’s Bazar was injured by shots fired by Myanmar’s Border Guard Police (BGP) while another soldier was abducted, officials of the force confirmed
The exchange of fire between the two countries’ border patrols occurred on the Naf River in Teknaf Upazila.
Teknaf BGB 42 Battalion chief Lt Col Abu Zar Al Zahid said the shootout took place around 4am on Wednesday at the river’s Jamudira Point.
The wounded BGB soldier ‘Bilpob’, 21, has been admitted to the Cox’s Bazar Sadar Hospital.
The abducted soldier has been identified as Nayek ‘Razzak’.
The exchange of firing had been caused by a ‘misunderstanding’, according to the BGB.
“The shooting broke out due to a misunderstanding with the BGP when the BGB patrol was searching a trawler following a tip-off regarding Yaba smuggling,” the force’s Chittagong South-East Region Director Lt Col Ekram told bdnews24.com.
The abducted soldier was said to be all right and the BGB were in contact with the BGP to bring him back, added the BGB official.
A soldier of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in Cox’s Bazar was injured by shots fired by Myanmar’s Border Guard Police (BGP) while another soldier was abducted, officials of the force confirmed
The exchange of fire between the two countries’ border patrols occurred on the Naf River in Teknaf Upazila.
Teknaf BGB 42 Battalion chief Lt Col Abu Zar Al Zahid said the shootout took place around 4am on Wednesday at the river’s Jamudira Point.
The wounded BGB soldier ‘Bilpob’, 21, has been admitted to the Cox’s Bazar Sadar Hospital.
The abducted soldier has been identified as Nayek ‘Razzak’.
The exchange of firing had been caused by a ‘misunderstanding’, according to the BGB.
“The shooting broke out due to a misunderstanding with the BGP when the BGB patrol was searching a trawler following a tip-off regarding Yaba smuggling,” the force’s Chittagong South-East Region Director Lt Col Ekram told bdnews24.com.
The abducted soldier was said to be all right and the BGB were in contact with the BGP to bring him back, added the BGB official.