2014 Bangladesh-Myanmar border skirmish
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 Border Guard Bangladesh |
 Border Guard Police | ||||||||
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The 2014 Bangladesh-Myanmar border skirmish was an armed skirmish between Bangladesh and Myanmar in May 2014.
The skirmish took place between troops of the Border Guard Bangladesh and the Burmese Border Guard Police in Naikhangchharhi, Bandarban.[1][2][3][4][5]
Cause[edit]
The RSO, formed around 1980, had been demanding rights for Rohingyas. The Myanmar government identifies the group as a militant organisation, The Rohingya Solidarity Organisation launched an armed rebellion, in the previous century, however discontinued in 1998. The Tatmadaw continued operations against rebels for years.[1]
Myanmar claimed, that the person killed who's body they had, they thought was a Separatist, and accused Bangladesh of harbouring RSO insurgents, which led to the killing of Corporal Mizanur Rahman.
Bangladeshi official said “We told them very clearly that there was no such organisation in Bangladesh and will never be.”
Maj Gen Aziz said he reiterated to the BGP, the government's stand against letting anyone use Bangladesh's soil to plan or launch attacks against any sovereign state.
“We told them to give us information, if any, on where in Bangladesh the RSO is located or has set up camps … We will drive them out right away.”
He said the BGB, after the meeting, launched operations in collaboration with the army but did not find any RSO bases inside Bangladesh.[1]
Conflict[edit]
In an unprovoked attack, BGP shot at BGB patrols at Naikhangchhari border in Bandarban on May 28, leaving Mizan dead. The Myanmar force then intruded into Bangladesh and took away his body, his firearm and ammunition, creating huge tension and firing at the border.[2]
On May 30, Myanmar border guards attacked another BGB team, when it neared the border searching and waiting for Mizan. A gunbattle then took place between the two sides.[3][4]
Aftermath[edit]
After the incident, Myanmar deployed the Army to stand guard with its border police along its border with Bangladesh, while BGB called for reinforcement with heavy weapons.[3][5]
Myanmar finally handed over Mizanur's body to BGB the following day and the, 120 rounds of ammo, the foreign ministry summoned the Myanmar ambassador in Bangladesh, twice demanding the body and withdrawal of the army, That Myanmar had deployed along the border.[5]
See also[edit]
- Tatmadaw
- Bangladesh Armed Forces
- 2001 Bangladesh–India border clashes
- 2005 Bangladesh-India Border Clashes
- Deaths along the Bangladesh–India border
- 2019 Bangladesh-Indian border clash
- 1979 Bangladesh-Indian skirmishes
- 2015 Bangladesh-Arakan Army border clash
- Border Guard Forces
- Border Guard Police
- Border Guard Bangladesh
- Rohingya Solidarity Organisation
- Border Security Force
- Operation Clean and Beautiful Nation
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Myanmar returns dead BGB trooper". bdnews24.com. 2014-06-02. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ^ a b c "Mizan laid to rest". bdnews24.com. 2 June 2014. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
- ^ a b c d "Myanmar returns arms, ammo of slain BGB man". The Daily Star. 2014-06-05. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
- ^ a b c Sheikh, Shahariar; Rahman (19 June 2014). "Bangladesh demands punishment to Mizan's killers". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2014-06-19.
- ^ a b c d "Myanmar's border force regrets Mizan's killing". The Daily Star. 2014-06-06. Retrieved 2024-05-10.