Narinjara News, 13 September 2024

At least 50 rounds were fired from the Myanmar borderat a Bangladeshi trawler carrying passengers in Naf river, reported Ukhiya Newson 11 September.

Fortunately, there was no casualty though the trawlerwas hit by bullets in several places.

The incident took place in the morning hours onTuesday as the  passenger trawler owned by Abdur Rashid was crossing theriver.

Later the trawler dropped the passengers at Shahpariisland jetty ghat.

It remains unclear whether the firing was done by theBorder Guard Force  or  Arakan Army.

Nashir Uddin, a passenger on the trawler, said,"I was transporting my sick mother from St. Martin's to Cox's Bazar formedical treatment in the service trawler and heading towards Teknaf. Then near Gholar Char on Shahpari island we came under gunfire fromMyanmar."

The passengers on the trawler started shouting andsome took cover beneath the point of the vessel.