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According to bdnews24.com, content partner of Deutsche Welle in Bangladesh, Myanmar’s ambassador to Dhaka, Aung Kyu Moye, was summoned to the Bangladesh Foreign Ministry on Sunday afternoon. Delwar Hossain, director general of the Myanmar wing of the ministry, told bdnews24.com: “We called him and expressed our concerns. I told him to convey our message to the appropriate authorities.”

Earlier, several media outlets reported suspicious sightings of Myanmar troops on fishing trawlers on the international border between Bangladesh and Myanmar since Friday morning. The locals also said that Myanmar troops had been seen at various points in the border area in recent days.

Myanmar’s army clashes with Rakhine’s Arakan army This is believed to be the reason why Myanmar’s army is patrolling the border.

Recalling the Rohingya who fled to Bangladesh after the military operation in Rakhine three years ago, a Foreign Ministry official said: “There are also Rohingya people in the conflict zone in Rakhine. That is why it is a matter of great concern. for us.

More than seven lakhs of Rohingya fled to Bangladesh on August 25, 2016, a few months after the start of the military operation in Rakhine. Apart from this, there were already four more lakhs of Rohingya in Bangladesh. Despite an agreement with Bangladesh in late 2016 to repatriate them, Myanmar has yet to host the Rohingya.

Despite two repatriation attempts last year, Rohingya concerned about the environment in Rakhine State refused to return. Bangladesh also called on the Myanmar ambassador on Sunday to begin repatriation of the Rohingya.

ACB / FAS (bdnews24.com)



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