Myanmar Junta wants to take back BGP: FM

Foreign Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Saturday said the process of sending back the Myanmarese security forces who took shelter in Bangladesh is underway following discussion between the two countries.

He said it wasn't just the members of Myanmar's Border Guard Police (BGP) and army who have fled to Bangladesh, there were some civilians too. And over a hundred people have also entered India.

"They also took them back (from India). Several members of their families along with their border forces and army have also fled from Myanmar to our country. Our Ambassador had a meeting with the Foreign Minister of Myanmar. Myanmar agreed to take them back," said the Foreign Minister.

He made the remarks while responding to questions from journalists regarding Myanmar at the opening ceremony of the multi-cultural festival organized by the lical administration at the DC Park in the evening.

Regarding BNP leader Ruhul Kabir Rizvi's statement, Joint General Secretary of Awami League said, "We do not have the power to control Myanmar's internal issues. What is happening is Myanmar's internal turmoil. There is a conflict between the Arakan forces and the Myanmar government forces. And because of that conflict, sometimes bullets or mortar shells have come to our country. And two people died. Recently, the Ambassador of Myanmar was summoned to lodge Bangladesh's strong protest against all these incidents.

The Foreign Minister reiterated that the government is working to send back all the displaced people of Myanmar, now in Bangladesh, with dignity and rights. "This is the only solution and we are working towards that solution."