The panic is not over yet: Security has been beefed up on the Bangladesh-Myanmar border

The Dhaka Times Desk The panic in the Naikshyongchari border of the mountainous region has not yet subsided. Security has been strengthened at the Bangladesh-Myanmar border. The situation is tense at the border.

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There is renewed tension on the Bangladesh-Myanmar border, especially in Naikshyongchari. The border has been tense for over a week after BGB member Naik Mizanur Rahman was shot dead by the Myanmar Border Guard Police. Myanmar's Border Guard Police (BGP) has repeatedly fired bullets and mortar shells at the Naikshyongchari border. However, Bangladesh Border Guard (BGB) also responded.

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Meanwhile, since this incident, the people of the border area have become extremely scared. That is why people living near the border are leaving their homes and moving to safe shelters.

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Meanwhile, both Myanmar and Bangladesh have strengthened security measures from their respective positions. Due to which there is currently tension on the border. Bangladesh Border Guard is fully prepared to avoid any kind of conflict.

It is to be noted that on May 28, Mizanur Rahman, a member of Bangladesh's BGB, was shot by Myanmar's BGP near Pillar No. 52 of Pinechhari on Naikshyongchari border. Complications between the two sides over the handover of his body led to an exchange of fire and mortar shelling between the BGB and the BGP on the same border on May 30. Since then, various incidents have been happening one after the other.