Three Rohingyas among 4 killed in Teknaf ‘gunfights’

NEWAGE

Our Correspondent . Cox’s bazar
Aug 03,2019

Three suspected robbers and one drug peddler were killed in reported gunfights with police at Noorullah hill and Dogharchara point on Cox’s Bazar-Teknaf Marine Drive in Teknaf of Cox’s Bazar early Saturday.

Three among the dead were — Rohingyas Mohammad Jonyed, Ayoub Ali and Mohadi, members of of Rohingya gang led by Abdul Hakim. The other one was Imran Mollah, son of late Jahirul Islam of Kalkini in Madaripour.

Bangladesh deploys border guards to island near Myanmar for first time since 1997.

the japan times

7th April 2019

By AFP-JIJI

Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) paramilitary personnel carrying assault rifles as they deploy to Saint Martin's island, a small island in the Bay of Bengal in Teknaf, on Sunday. | AFP-JIJI

DHAKA - Bangladesh on Sunday deployed heavily armed border guards to an island near its southern border with Myanmar for the first time in 20 years, officials said.

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) distributed images showing dozens of troops carrying assault rifles disembarking at Saint Martin’s island, a small island in the Bay of Bengal that has caused diplomatic tensions between the neighbours.