Dhaka: State minister for home affairs Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Tuesday said Myanmar has agreed to return abducted BGB member Nayek Abdur Razzak without any condition.

‘Last night I came to know through TV channels that they have put a condition to Razzak’s return. Earlier, on various occasions, they also demanded that 556 men be taken back by Bangladesh. We’ll bring them back on confirmation that they’re Bangladeshis,’ he said.

The state minister said this while talking to reporters after the 27th meeting of National Acid Control Council at the Secretariat.

Myanmar’s Border Guard Police (BGP) opened fire on a Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) patrol boat in Teknaf of Cox’s Bazar in the early hours of Wednesday.

A BGB sepoy, Biplob Kumar, suffered bullet wounds during the firing and another BGB member, Abdur Razzak, was abducted by the BGP.  

On Monday, Myanmar said they will hand over Razzak if Bangladesh agrees to bring back 556 rescued Bangladeshi migrants from Myanmar.  

Asaduzzaman Khan alleged that Myanmar is doing excesses as the issue of Razzak and that 556 men are quite different.

In reply to a question, he said a flag meeting between BGB and BGP will be held soon to bring back Razzak.

The junior minister said now acid violence has almost come down to zero level as people are these days more aware in this regard. ‘In 2002, some 499 incidents of acid violence took place. But in 2015 only 18 incidents has so far been reported.’

Asaduzzaman said 1181 cases related to acid violence are now under trial in courts.

Mentioning that there are 13 condemned convicts the country’s jails in acid violence cases, he said, ‘We’re taking steps for the early execution of the trial verdicts.’