In Maungdaw township, the western part of Rakhine State, a headmaster and anassistant female teacher had gone missing on their return journey from theschool by a motorbike on 16 June.

The missing primary school headmaster  is identified as  U Bo Win (34-year-old)and his assistant as Daw Ohmar Kyaw (23).

They were returning from Taungpro Letway, a sub-town located near the Bangladeshborder, in the afternoon hours.

U Tun Chay from Nantha Taung village said that three motorbikes were comingtogether towards Maungdaw. Two bikes arrived safely, but the one with Bo Winand his assistant teacher did not reach the village.

He added that both the teachers had gone missing from  Zee Pin Chaung village between Taungpyo and Maungdaw.

Later their motorcycle was recovered on the roadside but both two teachers remain traceless till date.

Families of both the teachers are very much worried about them as the area isdominated by robber outfit.

Maungdaw district officials have confirmed their disappearance and the securityforces are engaged in searching them around nearby villages.