# Mine blasts kill 3 Bangladeshis near Myanmar border 2026-08-08T06:53:23+00:00 | World & Diplomacy | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Three Bangladeshi villagers were killed by landmine explosions along the southeastern frontier with Myanmar on Sunday, the millenniumpost.in reports. The victims, members of the Tanchanga ethnic minority, were working on their horticulture plantations in the Ghumdhum area when three successive blasts occurred near border pillar number 42. Local officials, including Upazila Nirbahi Officer Enamul Hasan and Border Guard Bangladesh commander Lieutenant Colonel Khairul Alam, confirmed the deaths. The explosions triggered panic in a region already tense due to the civil war in neighbouring Myanmar. ## Coverage - millenniumpost.in Tags: Bangladesh, border conflict, landmine, Myanmar, Tanchanga Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/mine-blasts-kill-3-bangladeshis-near-myanmar-border/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/mine-blasts-kill-3-bangladeshis-near-myanmar-border/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.