¡¡¡¡DHAKA, April 13 (Xinhuanet) -- About 60 Bangladeshi nationals werekilled by a series of land mine explosions during the past one decade in the border areas of the southwestern Bandarban district,the official Bangladesh News Agency reported Saturday.

¡¡¡¡Besides, a huge number of wild animals including majestic elephants were killed by mines in the same areas.

¡¡¡¡The report said that the NASAKA, the bordering force of Myanmarhave freshly planted land-mines in no man's land areas of Bandarban hill district along the Bangladesh-Myanmar border recently.

¡¡¡¡Despite protests from Bangladesh, no action had been taken fromthe Myanmar authorities till now.

¡¡¡¡The Bangladesh Border Rifles authorities repeatedly requested the NASAKA for removal of their illegally planted land mines, but no positive response was available to this effect. Enditem

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