Bangladesh protests killing of fisherman by Myanmar navy

Bangladesh this day (11 October) protested the killing of a fisherman by the Myanmar navy, expressing deep anxiety over the incident.

“The Ministry of Foreign places Affairs this day lodged a sing with the Executive of Myanmar over the killing of a Bangladeshi fisherman, Mr. Usman (ragged 60), hailing from Kona Para, Shah Pori Island, Teknaf Upazila, Cox’s Bazar, by the Myanmar Navy on 09 October 2024,” learn an respectable assertion.

In a diplomatic repeat despatched to the Myanmar Embassy in Dhaka, Bangladesh expressed deep anxiety over this tragic incident, it acknowledged.

Myanmar is reminded to totally admire the integrity of Bangladesh’s territorial waters and chorus from any extra provocations, it added.

The repeat has also expressed deep anxiety to Myanmar over the abduction of 58 Bangladeshi fishermen and 6 fishing boats, including one Usman was on, while they were fishing come Saint Martin’s Island in Teknaf Upazila on Wednesday afternoon.

The fishermen and boats were in the waste released the day prior to this (10 October) in two phases following contact between the Bangladesh Soar Guard and the Myanmar Navy.

Dhaka urged Myanmar to take quick steps to discontinuance the recurrence of such unwarranted actions, added the assertion.