Dhaka: Bangladesh on Saturday requested Myanmar again to send back BGB Nayek Abdur Razzaq but the neighbouring country is thinking of taking legal steps against him accusing him of entering its territory illegally.

Bangladesh Ambassador to Myanmar Sufiur Rahman met Myanmar new Foreign Secretary and conveyed Bangladesh’s request to send Razzaq back home soon, said a diplomatic source.

If Myanmar goes for legal measures, the return of Razzak will be delayed, the source added.

Bangladesh also a lodged strong protest with Myanmar for publishing Razzaq’s photos with handcuffed.

Bangladesh Foreign Ministry on Thursday summoned Myanmar Ambassador in Dhaka Myo Myint Than and asked him to convey his government to immediately return BGB Nayek Abdur Razzak, abducted on Wednesday.

Additional Foreign Secretary Mizanur Rahman handed over a note verbal to Ambassador Myo Myint Than asking him to convey his government to send back BGB Nayek immediately.

‘The envoy accordingly conveyed it to his foreign office,’ the source said.

Myanmar’s Border Guard Police (BGP) opened fire on a Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) patrol boat in the Naf River which was later described by Bangladesh as ‘misunderstanding’.

Another BGB man, Biplob Kumar, received bullet injury when the BGP opened fire on the BGB petrol boat in the Naf River in Cox’s Bazar.

Bangladesh while briefing the diplomat described the incident as most unfortunate and totally unwarranted and said such unprovoked firing by BGP is not acceptable.

On 5 June, Myo Myint Than was also summoned over a Rakhine state minister’s comment at a Naypyidaw diplomatic briefing on Bangladeshi illegal migration issue.

Earlier on 28 May in 2014, the Myanmar border guards shot and killed BGB Nayek M Mizanur Rahman at Naikhanchori on the BangladeshMyanmar border without any provocation.