The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Director General Major General Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui on Tuesday vowed not to allow any more Rohingyas to enter Bangladesh.
"The border situation is now under control and we are trying to deal with the situation as humanely as possible while maintaining international relations,” he said.
The newly appointed BGB chief made the remark while talking to reporters after paying tribute at the mausoleum of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in Gopalganj district.
Responding to a question from the reporters, he said, “A total of 264 Myanmar forces, including army personnel, escaped and sheltered so far in Bangladesh amid clashes between the Myanmar military and the armed rebel group, Arakan Army.” The BGB chief
further disclosed that 115 Myanmar forces took shelter in Bangladesh until Monday night, and 114 security personnel arrived on Tuesday morning while 35 more entered in the afternoon.
“A total of 264 Myanmar security personnel have surrendered so far,” he added.
According to Maj Gen Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui, BGB has given shelter and food to them.
Among the sheltered personnel, 15 were injured. Eight of them were undergoing treatment at Cox's Bazar Sadar Hospital and Chattogram Medical College and Hospital, the BGB DG added.
“Two people including a Bangladeshi woman were killed following an explosion of a mortar shell on Monday,” he went on. He said, "Such deaths cannot be acceptable."
“Besides, 65 Rohingyas, who tried to enter the country by boat, were sent back,” he said.
"No more Rohingya will be allowed to enter Bangladesh," said the BGB chief.