50 shots reported from Myanmar border on Bangladeshi passengers carrying trawler

Narinjara News, 13 September 2024

At least 50 rounds were fired from the Myanmar border at a Bangladeshi trawler carrying passengers in Naf river, reported Ukhiya News on 11 September.

Fortunately, there was no casualty though the trawler was hit by bullets in several places.

The incident took place in the morning hours on Tuesday as the  passenger trawler owned by Abdur Rashid was crossing the river.

Later the trawler dropped the passengers at Shahpari island jetty ghat.

It remains unclear whether the firing was done by the Border Guard Force  or  Arakan Army.

Nashir Uddin, a passenger on the trawler, said, "I was transporting my sick mother from St. Martin's to Cox's Bazar for medical treatment in the service trawler and heading towards Teknaf. Then  near Gholar Char on Shahpari island we came under gunfire from Myanmar."

The passengers on the trawler started shouting and some took cover beneath the point of the vessel.