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Amid the ongoing conflict in Myanmar, at least 113 members of Myanmar's Border Guard Police (BGP) have fled to Bangladesh through the border in Turmbru, Bandarban for refuge after being attacked by rebels, said the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB).
The injured Myanmar border guard personnel are undergoing treatment in different hospitals in Cox's Bazar district, the BGB official added.
Rebel factions in Arakan state have engaged in clashes with Myanmar's military junta since Saturday (3 February), primarily over the control of a border camp. Persistent gunfire, mortar shells, and rocket explosions have marked the ongoing conflict.
Bangladeshis living in the border area have reported intense fighting, and there are concerns about the use of army helicopters strafing rebel fighters, heightening worries of substantial casualties.
International media reports suggested several more insurgent groups, some forming alliances among them, are confronting the government army in several parts of Myanmar.
Meanwhile, two people were killed inside the Bangladesh border last afternoon after heavy mortar shells reportedly fired from Myanmar landed and exploded inside the Ghumdum border in Bandarban.
Among the Myanmar border guard personnel who crossed the border into Bangladesh to take refuge, 4 who had bullet injuries, were admitted to Chattogram Medical College Hospital (CMCH) on Monday (5 February) night.
Bangladesh's border with Myanmar stretches 271.0 kilometres (168.4 miles), from the tri-point with India in the north to the Bay of Bengal in the south.
Meanwhile, the BGB said it is on high alert so that no group including Rohingyas can infiltrate through the Myanmar border during the ongoing conflict between the rebel factions in the Rakhine state with Myanmar's military junta.
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