Published on 04:56 PM, January 17, 2018

Myanmar sends 1300 names of ARSA men to Bangladesh

Rohingyas try to enter Bangladesh from no man's land in Cox's Bazar as smoke rises in the background. File photo

Myanmar has sent a list containing names of more than 1,300 Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) members to Bangladesh.

It was done at the 4th Myanmar-Bangladesh Central-Level Meeting on Border Security and Law Enforcement Cooperation held in Nay Pyi Taw on November 14, 2017, Myanmar information ministry said today.

In addition, Bangladesh was also informed to extradite the ARSA extremists according to the 1980 Myanmar-Bangladesh Border Agreement so that action can be taken against them according to the law, it said quoting ministry of foreign affairs.