DHAKA, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- The Bangladeshi government, anticipating further influx of Rohingya Muslims, has ordered its border and coast guards and local administration to heighten their vigilance along its border with Myanmar.
After a high-level meeting, Bangladeshi Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan told journalists Sunday that "We've asked to step up patrols along our border with Myanmar."
He said the paramilitary force Border Guard of Bangladesh BGB are on alert so that Rohingyas from the western Myanmar state of Rakhine cannot enter Bangladesh territory.
Bangladesh, which shares about 168 km of border with Myanmar, already refused to accept Rohingyas fleeing the military crackdown launched in response to coordinated rebel attacks on three border posts on Oct. 9 that killed nine police officers.
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