Two newly built Temporary Operational Bases (TOBs) have been inaugurated in Arachchhatala Tila and Haturani Tila in Ghumdhum Union of Naikhongchhari upazila, Bandarban, to strengthen border surveillance along the Bangladesh-Myanmar border.
Brigadier General Kazi Shamsher Uddin, Commander of the BGB Cox’s Bazar Region, inaugurated the bases on Wednesday morning, according to a press release from 34 BGB.
During the visit, the Region Commander inspected the facilities and gave instructions to BGB personnel deployed at the bases.
He urged them to remain highly vigilant and carry out their duties with professionalism and competence.
He said the new bases would make BGB surveillance and patrols along the border more effective.
They would also strengthen efforts to prevent drug trafficking, smuggling and illegal infiltration, while improving security for people living in border areas.
The bases are also expected to help BGB respond quickly to incidents in remote and high-risk border areas.
Colonel Md Anwar-ul-Alam, Sector Commander of the BGB Ramu Sector, and Lt Col SM Khairul Alam, Commander of Cox’s Bazar Battalion (34 BGB), were among those present at the event.