Will send protest letter to Myanmar over shots fired on St Martin's-bound trawler: BGB
We were informed about the shooting incident. We are currently in the process of sending a protest letter to the BGP regarding the firing, Teknaf-2 BGB's Lt Colonel Mohiuddin Ahmed said
The Bangladesh Guard Police (BGB) will send a protest letter to Myanmar's Border Guard Police (BGP) over firing on a Saint Martin's bound cargo trawler carrying Bangladeshi fishermen along the Naf River today (8 June).
"We were informed about the shooting incident. We are currently in the process of sending a protest letter to the BGP regarding the firing," Teknaf-2 BGB's Lt Colonel Mohiuddin Ahmed said.
Saint Martin's Service Trawler Owners Association President Abdur Rashid, "The incident took place around 1:00pm.
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"The cargo trawler SB Rafiyah, carrying various goods, departed for St Martin's Island with four fishermen. As the trawler reached the Badar Mokam area of the Teknaf-St Martin's sea route, it came under indiscriminate fire from the Myanmar side.
"20-30 rounds of bullets were fired at the cargo. The trawler's fisherman, Mohammad Belal, then turned the vessel around and anchored it at Shah Parir Island jetty," he added.
