Narinjara News, 17 September 2022

At least one was killed and five other people including a Rohingya child sustainedsevere injuries in a number of firingand mortar shelling from inside Myanmar at Gumdhum in Bandarban district of southern Bangladesh.

The victim has been identified as Md Iqbal (17), said a media report in Dhaka Tribune published on 16September. The body is kept at KutupalongMSF hospital, quoting his cousin Erfanul Haque, the media outlet reported.

Three Rohingya refugeesfrom Myanmar also received injuries in themortar shelling as those landed in no man’s land of the border.

Some locals informed that a number of bullets fell over Konarpara village which created sensation amongthe villagers.

Earlier, a Bangladeshi citizen named Athwaing Tangchangya (22) was injured in a landmineexplosion along the Headmanpara border area at Tumbru. He lost one of his legs in the blast.

The incident took place at around 3:15 pm near pillar no 35 of the international border. According to thelocals, Tangchangya went near theborder to find his cow and stepped on the landmine.

On 8 September, Bangladesh witnessed a series of firing, artillery and mortar shelling from the Myanmar sidefor the third consecutive day.

The Bangla government in Dhaka has summoned the Myanmar envoy U Aung Kyaw Moe for the third time over theissue on 4 September. Dhaka also expressedserious concern over the artillery strikes from the Myanmar side as those landed inside theBangladeshi territory.

Bangladesh foreign minister AK Abdul Momen earlier commented that Dhaka was closely watching thesituation in Myanmar.

The Burmese junta admitted that its military personnel launched airstrikes after the Arakan Army (AA)seized a police outpost on the borderin Maungdaw township.

On 28 August, the Myanmar border security forces, border guard police personnel hurled mortar shells atTumbru area in the international border.Two unexploded shells were also recovered from the spot.