Dhaka, July 2 -- The sound of heavy shelling from Myanmar's Rakhine State has rocked the Teknaf frontier, sending waves of fear through nearby Bangladeshi villages.

The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), however, urged residents not to panic, saying there was no cause for alarm despite the loud explosions.

Residents suspected the explosions stemmed from fierce fighting between Myanmar's military and the Arakan Army across the border.

They said intermittent artillery and mortar explosions were heard across the Teknaf border from around 9:30pm on Wednesday.

Lt Col Md Hanifur Rahman Bhuiyan, commanding officer of BGB Teknaf-2, said: "Several loud explosions were heard across the border during the night. There is no reason to panic."

"The BG...