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BGB soldier’s return now conditional

Tuesday, 23 June 2015


The Myanmar border police agreed to return Nayek Abdur Razzak on one condition, the Border Guard Bangladesh says, reports bdnews24.com.
The condition is that Bangladesh will have to take in 555 human trafficking victims rescued by the Myanmar Navy from the Andaman Sea.
Although, Myanmar claims they are Bangladeshis, the Bangladesh government is unwilling to take in anyone without verifying their identities first.
Even after verification, Rohingyas, or Muslims from the Rakhine state who are being persecuted in Myanmar, were found in the last group of trafficking victims brought in last week.
However, the BGB director general told a local TV channel on Monday night that Myanmar would return Razzak without any condition.        
Razzak was abducted following what the Bangladesh government says was a shooting in the Naf River at Cox's Bazar's Teknaf on Jun 17 between border patrols.
A BGB soldier was shot in the incident caused by a "misunderstanding", while Nayek 'Razzak' was abducted by Myanmar's Border Guard Police (BGP).