Bangladesh Coast Guard (BCG) are on the highest alert at the Teknaf border to prevent the entry of Roingyas fleeing Myanmar.
A statement issued by the Coast Guard authorities said the members of the Coast Guard are working relentlessly to avert any untoward situation.
The law enforcers are patrolling the sea through high-speed boats round the clock from Teknaf to Shahpori Island to stop any new entry of Rohingyas, human trafficking and smuggling, it added.
Additional members of the Coast Guard have been deployed in Teknaf, Shahpori, Baharchara and Saint Martin areas to face any situation and ensure people's security, read the statement.
On September 16, a Rohingya boy was killed and five others were injured as a mortar shell fired by the Myanmar army exploded at the Zero Point Rohingya Camp close to the international border in Tombru, Bandarban.
On the same day, an indigenous youth was grievously injured in a landmine explosion along the Bangladesh-Myanmar border in Naikhongchhari upazila of Bandarban.
Twelve mortar shells have been fired by the Myanmar army on Bangladesh territory so far.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh has warned the Myanmar authorities about this incident.
