Another 46 members of Myanmar BGP take shelter in Bangladesh

Amid a conflict between the Myanmar military and the armed rebel group in Myanmar’s Rakhine, 46 members of Border Guard Police (BGP) took shelter again in Bangladesh on Wednesday (April 17), the authorities said.

Shariful Islam, the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), stated that 260 members of the Myanmar Border Guard Police (BGP) have sought refuge in Bangladesh thus far.

Earlier in February, 330 members of Myanmar security forces including BGP, army personnel and immigration officials had taken shelter in Bangladesh.

On February 15, they were handed over to Border Guard Police of Myanmar amid tight security.