Myanmar Buddhist woman gives birth on no man’s land

A Buddhist woman, who took shelter on no-man's land along Ruma upazila in Bandarban being displaced due to fighting between the Myanmar military and Arakan Army in Chin State, has given birth to a child, reports news agency UNB.

The mother, who gave birth to the child on Thursday night, and the child were given shelter in a jhum house in a bordering village, said Jirabom, a UP chairman.

He also said that Border Guard Bangladesh teams patrolled the Chaikhiyang area and other adjoining areas on Thursday from helicopter.

Some 160 Myanmar nationals of 35 families have been staying on the no man's land along Chaikkhong border since 2 February.