Firing is taking place inside Myanmar across the Baishfandri border in Ghumdhum Union of Naikhongchhari in Bandarban. And the sound of these bullets is echoing in the ears of the residents living in the Baishfadi border area.
Residents reported hearing 15 mortar shells consecutively since early Friday morning.
Bangladeshi residents Hafeez Ahmed, Abdur Rahim, and Juhura Begum claimed to have slept till 1 am on Thursday while living close to the 39 pillars.
However, despite not hearing any gunfire, they were awakened by heavy gunfire at around 6:30 on Friday morning.
Salma Ferdous, executive officer of Naikhongchhari, confirmed the claim and stated that BGB is constantly on alert in border regions.
Meanwhile, heavy shelling took place in Kharangaguna and Ulubnia neighborhoods of Hoikung in Teknaf on Monday morning.
On the night of September 16, a mortar shell fired from Myanmar, hit A Rohingya named Iqbal left him dead and five others injured. On the same day the lower leg of one Winu Thwaing Tanchangya was amputated in a mine explosion. On the same day the lower leg of one Winu Thwaing Tanchangya was amputated in a mine explosion.
At the Ghumdhum-Tumbru border of the Naikhongchhari Upazila of the Bandarban district, a bullet fired from Myanmar on September 9 fell inside Bangladesh.
In addition, gunfire from Myanmar has been heard by residents of Shahpari Island in Teknaf of Cox's Bazar during the past few days.
Thursday, June 04, 2026
