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The Bangladeshi government has said that suspicious Myanmar troop movements across the border are not acceptable to Bangladesh.
Bangladesh’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam told the BBC that Myanmar had not informed Bangladesh of the reason or purpose for the troop mobilization under the border agreement between the two countries.
Meanwhile, a Myanmar Foreign Ministry official said that they had reported Bangladesh’s statement to the highest level of their government. But he said nothing about the incident.
The Bangladeshi Ambassador to Dhaka was summoned on Sunday to express concern about the increase in Myanmar’s troop movement at the border.
Myanmar troops have been gathering at at least three points near the international border between Bangladesh and Myanmar for several days. Officials in Dhaka say Bangladesh has proof of this.
They said that is why Bangladesh has already called the Myanmar ambassador in the Foreign Ministry to protest.
But Myanmar has yet to provide an answer to the question of why troops have suddenly gathered at the border.
State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam said Myanmar should have informed Bangladesh if it had mobilized troops for any of its internal terrorist or separatist groups as it was close to the border.
“We have some images and also some images. That is, the Myanmar military has increased the number of troops in various places near the border with Bangladesh using civilian boats. Whatever happens in these cases, neighboring states have a rule for inform the neighboring state if they take action against any of their internal incursions. So they did it without informing us. That is why we informed the embassy here. “
He added: “We hope that before such a military rally takes place, we are always informed of what is being done, when it is being done and to what extent. Otherwise, misunderstandings may arise here and situations may arise. undesirables here. ‘
Three years ago, in August 2016, millions of Rohingya fled persecution in Myanmar and took refuge in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh.
As part of efforts to resolve the crisis bilaterally, Bangladeshi Interior Minister Asaduzzaman Khan visited Myanmar in 2016 and signed two border agreements.
The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Shahriar Alam, said that Bangladesh was not informed about the deployment of troops at the border according to the agreement between the two countries outside of international law. He also mentioned that Myanmar has also been informed by Bangladesh.
“One of the two agreements that we signed during our interior minister’s visit to Myanmar is the establishment of a border liaison office,” he said. Another was about coordinated patrols or joint patrols. We remind you that we can work in the light of these two agreements. We understand the domestic challenges you face. I understand that there are some limitations. That is why we motivate ourselves and sign our proposal.
He added: “In light of these two agreements, however, Myanmar has informed us in advance and can take various actions and cooperate with us. But what this system has done without it is not acceptable to us. We have informed them in a clear language.
Mizima News, a Myanmar media outlet, has reported on Bangladesh’s protest against the concentration of troops at the border. However, they published the news citing an online story from Bangladesh.
The country’s government has not commented on the incident.
Aung Ko, director general of the political department of the Myanmar Foreign Ministry, told the BBC that they had received a statement from Bangladesh.
“We have received the report of the statement made by the Bangladeshi government summoning the Myanmar ambassador to Dhaka regarding the border incident. We have sent it to the higher authorities to take the necessary action. There are no comments outside of this at the moment. .
Bangladeshi officials say that when more than 1.1 million Rohingya arrived in Bangladesh, troops were still gathering near the Myanmar border.
In addition, after the Rohingya crisis, their military helicopters flew over the border, which Bangladesh also protested at the time.
Analysts say troops are being mobilized along the border after the International Court of Justice (ICJ) recorded the statements of two members of the military who had defected to Myanmar over the Rohingya genocide. Analysts also wonder if there is an attempt to divert attention from the entire Rohingya crisis.
Professor Lailufar Yasmin, professor in the Department of International Relations at Dhaka University, said: “I think it could be a purely domestic factor for Myanmar. However, a few days ago we saw two Myanmar soldiers testify before the International Court of Justice that they had tortured the Rohingya, at the behest of the upper house. We have to think if they want to turn a blind eye now. ‘
Meanwhile, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam said Bangladesh’s security on the Myanmar border has always been the same.
He also said that Myanmar will inform Bangladesh about the incident, this is what Bangladesh hopes.
Source: BBC
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