Last week's skirmishes between Bangladesh and Myanmar border guards stemmed from 'misunderstanding', State Minister for Home Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal has said.
Published : 01 Jun 2014, 03:02 PM
A Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) trooper went missing after a gunbattle 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 trooper's death had been strongly protested in flag meetings and the issue would be raised in the next meeting.
Bangladesh and Myanmar are expected to meeting of their border guard commanders on June 3.
The state minister hoped Naypyidaw would withdraw its troops from the border as the tension had eased.
However, Bangladesh's BGB and coastguards are on alert, he said.
"The situation is calm now and the residents of the area have nothing to be worried about," he assured.