File photo: Myanmar border guard police patrol the fence in the 'no man's land' zone between Myanmar and Bangladesh border as seen from Maungdaw on August 24, 2018 AFPA memorandum of understanding (MoU) was also signed during the meetingMyanmar has denied all allegations of using landmines along the Bangladesh-Myanmar border areas. Myanmar’s Border Guard Police (BGP) made the claim during a regional commander-level meeting with Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) at Regional Headquarters in Cox’s Bazar on Monday. Brig Gen Sajedul led the BGB delegation while BGP 1 Brig Gen Ming Tu led a 14-member Myanmar delegation. “They (BGP) said they did not implant any landmines or improvised explosive device (IED) in the common border areas with Bangladesh. “The Myanmar delegation was asked to cooperate with Bangladesh to stop yaba pills from entering into Bangladesh and in reply the Myanmar delegation head assured full cooperation,” he added.

Source: Dhaka Tribune October 14, 2019 16:18 UTC