Two Myanmar mortar shellslanded in an area near Tambru under Naikkhangchhari in Bandarban on Sundayafternoon

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The DhakaTribune/ August 29, 2022 9:01 PM

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday summoned MyanmarAmbassador to Bangladesh Aung Kyaw Moe and lodged a strong protest againstMyanmar’s mortar shells inside Bangladesh territory a day earlier.

"We have lodged a strong protest with Myanmar so thatsuch incidents do not happen again. We have also strongly condemned theincident," Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen told reporters at theMinistry of Foreign Affairs.

He said a note verbale was handed over to the ambassador.

On Sunday, the foreign secretary said it will first beinvestigated whether the firing of unexploded mortar shells on the Bangladeshborder was an accident or intentional.

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) stepped up its vigilance alongBangladesh-Myanmar border in Bandarban area after two Myanmar mortar shellslanded in an area near Tambru under Naikkhangchhari in Bandarban on Sundayafternoon.

Locals got panicked seeing the mortar shells which remainedunexploded.