Bangladesh foreign minister Hasan Mahmud disclosedthat the Bangla government in Dhaka has finalized a plan for the second phaseof repatriation for  Myanmar’s border guard personnel, who fled theconflict between the Arakha Army (AA) fighters and junta soldiers.

“Many members of Myanmar’s border guard personnelsought refuge in Bangladesh. So far a total of 285 individuals have takenshelter in our country. We are currently negotiating for their return. We havegranted the clearance for Myanmar to take back the soldiers by 22 April,"said the Bangla minister on Friday.

He however informed that their return will depend onthe sea conditions and overall situation there.

He also mentioned that 150 Bangladeshi citizensstranded in Myanmar will now return back.

"They will return by the  ships arranged forrepatriation," he added.

On 15 February, a total of 330 Myanmar border guardpersonnel, who fled the conflict in the Rakhine region, were repatriated toMyanmar.

The first phase of repatriation included 302 borderguard personnel including four of their family members, two military personnel,18 immigration officials and four civilians.

Combining with the second batch of 285, the totalnumber of Myanmar armed personnel, who fled to Bangladesh, now counts as 615.