Another three members of Myanmar military took refuge in Bangladesh on Saturday fleeing the ongoing conflict between junta forces and rebel Arakan Army in Rakhine State.
Bandarban Deputy Commissioner Shah Mujahid Uddin confirmed it.
According to the Arakan Army (AA), the rebel group initiated a significant offensive in Rakhine State’s Ann township, home to Myanmar’s regime Western Military Command, intensifying clashes with the military junta’s forces
Getting the information, Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members disarmed them and sheltered them in a safe place in Naikhongchhari upazila of Bandarban.
Members of Myanmar security forces fled through Tumbru Konapara border under Ghumdhum union of Naikhongchhari upazila in Bandarban early Saturday.
Naikhongchhari Upazila Nirbahi Officer Mohammad Zakaria confirmed it.
He said the Myanmar army personnel are now under the custody of BGB.
Shafiqul Islam, member of Ward 1 of Ghumdhum Union Parishad, said fighting between the Myanmar junta and Arakan Army continued across the border of Whykhong, Hnila, Sabrang and St Martin unions in Teknaf.
People have reported hearing explosions across the Naf river.
At least 179 members of Myanmar Border Guard Police (BGP) took shelter in Bangladesh on March 11.
They are still under the custody of BGB in Naikhongchhari upazila.
Earlier, a total of 330 Myanmar nationals who crossed the border and took shelter in Bangladesh to escape the fighting between the Myanmar junta and the Arakan Army were sent back to their country on February 15.
They included 302 BGP members, four BGP family members, two army personnel, 18 immigration members, and four civilians.
The Myanmar troops began escaping to Bangladesh on February 4 as the fighting between the Myanmar junta and the Arakan Army escalated across the border at Bandarban and Cox's Bazar.