Overview
- Bangladesh conveyed to the ambassador that gunfire into Whykong in Teknaf violated international law and asked Myanmar to take responsibility.
- A 12-year-old girl struck by a stray bullet remains in critical condition on life support after doctors could not remove the projectile.
- In a separate incident near the Naf River, a 28-year-old Bangladeshi man lost his left leg in a landmine blast, prompting fresh local protests.
- Bangladesh placed border areas on high alert, and reports said security forces detained 53 suspected ARSA members who crossed into its territory.
- Officials linked the shooting to intense fighting in Myanmar’s Rakhine State involving government troops and the Arakan Army, with fear spreading across nearby Bangladeshi villages.