Myanmar ambassador summoned over military movement near border

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday summoned Myanmar Ambassador to Bangladesh Aung Kyaw Moe and protested visible movement of Myanmar military very close to the Bangladesh-Myanmar border.

The Myanmar ambassador was summoned to the office of Director General (DG-Myanmar Wing) Md Delwar Hossain.

"Yes, the ambassador was summoned and conveyed Bangladesh's protest," a senior official told UNB.

Bangladesh had been noticing suspicious movement of Myanmar military forces on fishing trawlers close to the maritime international border since Friday, a source told UNB.