07 April 2017

News Story: Bangladesh, Myanmar agree on joint efforts to remove landmines from border areas

DHAKA, April 6 (Xinhua) -- Border forces of Bangladesh and Myanmar have reached a consensus to work jointly to remove land mines and and other unexplored ordnance from their respective border areas.

It was decided in a six-day border conference held between Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Myanmar Police Force (MPF) that concluded here Thursday.

To establish good border management both the countries agreed to take necessary steps, said a press release jointly issued by BGB and MPF on Thursday.

Brigadier General Md Anisur Rahman, BGB additional director general, told journalists in a press briefing that they cannot go to some border areas inside Bangladesh as mines and explosives are buried there by separatist groups and others.

Read the full story at Xinhua