Tension at Myanmar-Bangladesh border: 240 families evacuated from Ghumdum, Bangladesh

Bandarban district administration has safely evacuated 240 families from the bordering Ghumdum area in Naikhongchhari of Bandarban district. The evacuation was made on Wednesday following an instruction of Bandarban Deputy Commissioner Shah Mozahid Uddin. They will stay in a safe place until the situation becomes normal, said the DC.

Amid the ongoing tension in Myanmar, a sense of anxiety has gripped the Bangladeshi nationals residing near the border in Bandarban. Already, hundreds of Myanmar citizens fled and took refuge in Bangladesh.

Meanwhile, no firing was heard on the border from after 2pm on Tuesday till 8am on Wednesday. Even though the situation has calmed down, the locals are still living in fear.