Metropolis Desk-
Heavy firing and shelling from Myanmar rang across two islands off the coast of Teknaf, despite the fact that relative peace has returned to the restive border districts of Cox’s Bazar’s Ukhiya and Bandarban’s Naikhongchhari.
Deafening noises of shelling from across the Naf River shook Shah Porir Dwip and St Martin’s Island on Friday.
A local union council member named Abdus Salam stated, “We heard two heavy explosions from the Myanmar border across Shah Porir Dwip.”
Residents claimed that after a brief break about 11 am, the intermittent gunfire resumed after they had spent a restless night owing to the fighting across the border.
Amidst the escalating fighting between rebels and junta forces, news sites have reported that the Arakan Army has taken control of Myanmar Border Guard Police installations in Rakhine state.
According to Khorshed Alam, a delegate from St. Martin’s Island, the fighting forced fishermen to halt their operations in the Naf River.
At approximately eleven a.m. on Thursday, mortar shells were launched. Before 11 a.m. on Friday, we did not hear any fighting sounds.
The disturbances at the border also resulted in the cessation of tourist ship traffic on the maritime route between Teknaf and St Martin.
A local claimed to have heard intermittent gunfire all night, but in the morning, two powerful explosions startled the island.
Even though St. Martin’s Island is just around 20 kilometers from Myanmar, the sound of shelling coming from the other side of the border has worried the locals.
Patrols by the Coast Guard and Border Guard Bangladesh have increased along the Myanmar border, according to Adnan Chowdhury, the executive office of Upazila.
Citizens in Rakhine state have been urged to maintain their vigilance in light of the growing hostilities.
