BNP leader injured in landmine explosion at Naikhongchhari border
The border area with Myanmar in Naikhongchhari Upazila, Bandarban. Photo: TBS
A BNP leader was injured in a landmine explosion near Chakdhala border in Bandarban's Naikhongchhari today (29 March).
The injured is Mohammad Salam, 45, president of Naikhongchhari's Chakdhala ward BNP.
The incident took place inside Myanmar beyond the border pillar number 44 at Chakdhala this afternoon when Salam illegally entered Myanmar for firewood, said Naikhongchhari Police Station Officer-in-Charge Md Masrurul Haque.
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Salam is currently undergoing treatment at Naikhongchhari Sadar Hospital, he added.
People in the border area alleged that Myanmar rebel group Arkan Army, which has taken over the border from Myanmar junta, has planted anti-personnel mines on the Myanmar side of the border.
