Bandarban Correspondent: The conflict is going on in Myanmar’s Rakhine; Cox’s Bazar Teknaf border heard one after another loud sound of mortar shells throughout the night. Residents of the border have spent the night waking up to the sound of gunfire.
On Monday (March 18) and Tuesday (March 19), from night to dawn, the towns of Teknaf, Hneela, and Huaikong across the Myanmar border were shaken by the sound of fire. However, no sound has been heard since morning, the locals said.
Rashid Amin, a resident of Huaikong Kharankkhali, said that after iftar, when he went to sleep after dinner, he did not wake up due to the loud sound of mortar shells. From Rakhine, Myanmar, the word started to flow from time to time.
The chairman of Huaikong Union Parishad, Principal Noor Ahmed Anwari, said the locals have reported that loud noises are coming from the other side of Myanmar’s Rakhine. The sound of gunfire continues till dawn.
Rashed Mohammad Ali, chairman of Hnila Union Parishad, said that despite the conflict in Rakhine, the border situation on the other side was normal. However, since last night, the loud sound of mortar shells has started floating across the border of Hnila again.
Humayun Ahmed, who lives on the border with Hnila, said, I was sleeping after eating at night. Suddenly, at around 12 o’clock in the night, houses were shaken by the loud sound of mortar shells. Then I fell asleep. After that, the sound of mortar shells started coming from the other side. This noise kept coming from night until dawn.
It should be noted that the conflict between the Arakan Army (AA) and the country’s army is ongoing in Myanmar’s Rakhine. Most of the Rakhine villages, BGP posts, and camps were captured by the Arakan Army. After the takeover, the country’s army, including the BGP, was forced to leave most of Rakhine. This time they are once again fighting to occupy an army base in Maungdu, Buchidong Township of Rakhine, along with an army base in Boli Bazar.
On the other hand, the Myanmar Army is reported to be fighting hard to control its army camps, including recapturing occupied villages and BGP camps.
