Myanmar border guards shoot dead Bangladeshi fisherman


FE Team | Published: October 31, 2019 13:22:36 | Updated: November 01, 2019 12:31:13


Myanmar border police patrol along a beach near a makeshift camp at the Myanmar-Bangladesh border, near the town of Maungsaw, in Rakhine State. Photo: EPA

A Bangladeshi fisherman was shot dead by Myanmar’s Border Guard Police (BGP) on Thursday morning.

Another fisherman suffered a gunshot wound in the incident at the Naf River point along Jhimongkhali border around 5am.

Border Guard Bangladesh Teknaf-2 Commander Lt Col Faisal Hasan Khan confirmed the shooting incident.

Nur Mohammad, 34, who was shot dead, was a resident of Kharangkhali’s West Maheshkhali. Abul Kalam, who was injured in the shooting, is a resident of the same area, UNB reported.

Bangladeshi fishermen have often accused BGP patrols attacking them without any provocation.

Lt Col Khan said they are observing the situation.

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