Misunderstanding behind BGB-BGP clashes: Kamal

Last week's skirmishes between Bangladesh and Myanmar border forces stemmed from ‘misunderstanding’, State Minister for Home Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal has said. A Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) trooper went missing after a gun-battle on Wednesday night near a Rohingya camp along the Myanmar border. BGB’s Nayek Mizanur Rahman’s body was handed over by Myanmar’s Border Guard Police (BGP) on Saturday after a second skirmish on Friday afternoon. ‘Slight misunderstanding with Myanmar led to these exchanges of fire,’ Kamal told reporters on Sunday in Dhaka. ‘The issues have now been resolved,’ he said. Kamal said the BGB man’s death had been strongly protested in flag meetings and the issue would be raised in the next meeting. The state minister hoped Myanmar would withdraw its troops from the border as the tension had eased, according to bdnews24.com.