Myanmar War-like situation has not yet arrived: Home Minister on Myanmar

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said the government is ready to deal with any situation. We made the country independent by fighting. So I don't fear anyone.'

The minister said this to reporters after a high-level meeting at the Ministry of Home Affairs on Wednesday in view of the tension at the border for the past few days.

The meeting was attended by top officials of the Army, Air Force, Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), Coast Guard and other law enforcement agencies and the Ministry of External Affairs.

 

At that time, Minister Asaduzzaman Khan said, 'Myanmar army is fighting with Arakan army. The ammunition of that war is coming across the border to our country.'

The Prime Minister is not in the country. We are monitoring the situation,' he added.

Mentioning the casualties due to the firing, he said, 'People of the country are in fear of what is happening there. That's why we held the meeting.'

He said, 'After the meeting we have come to the conclusion that our state policy is friendship with all and enmity with none. We never encourage any war. War-like conditions have not yet arrived.'

He mentioned that it is Myanmar's internal conflict.

The minister said, "They push the Rohingyas and send them to our country, besides we have no adverse attitude towards them (Myanmar)."

He said, 'All of us, including the army, have said that we are always ready to face any situation. We don't care about them.'

"Bangladesh has no role in Myanmar's internal conflict," he said, adding, "We don't know who is trying to provoke them." What we see is that they are fighting themselves.'