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Bangladesh extends army power

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Footage of Myanmar ethnic group scuffle misrepresented as Bangladesh army infighting

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Bangladesh has extended the power of commissioned army officials to enforce law and order.

But footage of a scuffle among people dressed in army fatigues does not show soldiers, as social media posts claim.

The video was filmed in Myanmar and depicts fighting between two armed ethnic groups over territorial disputes.

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