Dhaka yesterday lodged a strong protest with Naypyidaw over the recent mortar shell attacks and repeated intrusion by Myanmar security forces inside Bangladesh territory.
In a note verbale sent to the Myanmar government through the Myanmar embassy in Dhaka, the foreign ministry said the incident of mortar shell attack targeting a Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) camp on May 12 was most unfortunate and totally unwarranted.
Such unprovoked firing by the Myanmar security forces is not acceptable at all, said the strongly-worded protest note.
The ministry further said the Myanmar security forces illegally entered Bangladesh territory frequently despite repeated requests from the Bangladesh side not to violate the international rules on the border.
It also urged the Myanmar authorities to take appropriate steps to reduce tension on the border and refrain from such attacks in future.
According to official sources in Dhaka, the helipad of the BGB camp inside the remote Sangu Reserve Forest of Thanchi upazila in Bandarban was damaged by the mortar shelling.http://www.thedailystar.net/backpage/dhaka-lodges-strong-protest-myanmar-1225258
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