‘Dhaka to protest against Myanmar as mortar shells land in Bangladesh’

Bangladesh will lodge its strong protest with Myanmar as two mortal shells fell from Myanmar inside Bangladesh territory on Sunday afternoon, reports UNB.

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"We usually protest amid such incidents. Few days ago we also received similar reports. We will again strongly protest it with them (Myanmar)," said foreign secretary Masud Bin Momen at the foreign affairs ministry.

He said it will first be investigated whether the fall of unexploded mortar shells on the Bangladesh border was an accident or intentional.

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) stepped up its vigilance along Bangladesh-Myanmar border in Bandarban area after two Myanmar mortal shells landed in an area near Tambru under Naikkhangchhari in Bandarban on Sunday afternoon.

Locals got panicked seeing the mortar shells which remained unexploded.