Myanmar asked to release BGB member

Bangladesh on Thursday strongly protested the firing and detaining a member of Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) patrol team by Myanmar Border Guard Police along the Bangladesh-Myanmar border, and demanded his immediate release. The Myanmar envoy in Dhaka, U Myo Myint Than, was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and handed over a note verbale conveying Dhaka’s stance, said a Foreign Ministry media note. Foreign Secretary (bilateral) Ambassador Mustafa Kamal conveyed it to the Myanmar envoy seeking the immediate release of BGB member Nayek M Mizanur Rahman. Bangladesh also demanded a thorough investigation into the incident to stop the recurrence of such incident in the future, according to a news agency.