Bangladesh returns rescued Myanmar soldiers

The two abducted Myanmar soldiers, who were rescued from Bandarban in a nine-day joint operation by the Bangladesh Army and Border Guard Bangladesh, have been returned to the neighbouring country.

BGB Director General Aziz Ahmed told bdnews24.com they were handed over to Myanmar’s Border Guard Police at the Gumdum boder of Naikhangchhari Upazila after a flag meeting in Cox’s Bazar on Friday morning. 

Myanmar authorities also expressed gratitude to Bangladesh during the half-an-hour-long meeting from 9:45am. 

An Arakanese militia group had abducted the Myanmar Army’s Deputy Sergeant Naing Tun and Private Khin Lyat a few days ago, a BBC Bangla report had said. 

Myanmar’s armed forces had learnt that they had been taken towards the border and requested Bangladesh to take steps. 

They were recovered in a joint forces drive from July 5 to 14. The BGB announced the mission’s success in a briefing on July 15. 

Bangladesh and Myanmar share a 271-kilometre border, of which nearly 150 kilometres of hilly areas are unguarded.