Bangladesh Army today binned an Indian media outlet report claiming that it decided to declare as a “military zone” the northeastern Bandarban hill district and neighbouring Cox’s Bazar, both bordering the troubled Rakhine state of Myanmar.
“The article titled ‘Bangladesh to declare Cox’s Bazar to Bandarban area as a ‘military operations zone’ by Northeast News is a clear example of deliberate disinformation propagated by segments of the Indian media seeking to destabilize Bangladesh’s internal cohesion and undermine its armed forces,” an ISPR statement said.
The Inter Services Public Relation Directorate (ISPR) said the article was a clear example of “deliberate disinformation” propagated by segments of the Indian media seeking to destabilize Bangladesh’s internal cohesion and undermine its armed forces.
The Northeast News on Saturday carried the article claiming a vast swathe of territory between Cox’s Bazar and Bandarban would be declared a ‘military operations zone’” or MOZ.
It claimed that the decision would “not only facilitate the Bangladesh Army’s plans to support the Arkan Army but will also ‘effectively address’ ongoing border security challenges”.বিস্তারিত