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The unrest has led to refugees fleeing Burma being turned away by Bangladesh coast guards and border security.
On Wednesday, Bangladeshi border guards said they had turned back at least 140 refugees who arrived by boat in the south-eastern town of Teknaf.
On Tuesday, three boats carrying refugees were turned back, reports say. Officials say they had earlier turned away another 11 boats.
Reports on the number of Muslim Rohingya refugees fleeing to neighbouring Bangladesh vary, but as many as 1,500 are said to have been turned back in recent days.
One man reportedly died in a hospital in Chittagong after he was allegedly shot by Burma forces while fleeing.
Human Rights Watch and the UN Refugee Agency have appealed to Dhaka to keep its border open and provide humanitarian aid. However, Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dipu Moni has said it is not in the country's interest to accept new refugees.
On Wednesday, Bangladeshi border guards said they had turned back at least 140 refugees who arrived by boat in the south-eastern town of Teknaf.
On Tuesday, three boats carrying refugees were turned back, reports say. Officials say they had earlier turned away another 11 boats.
Reports on the number of Muslim Rohingya refugees fleeing to neighbouring Bangladesh vary, but as many as 1,500 are said to have been turned back in recent days.
One man reportedly died in a hospital in Chittagong after he was allegedly shot by Burma forces while fleeing.
Human Rights Watch and the UN Refugee Agency have appealed to Dhaka to keep its border open and provide humanitarian aid. However, Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dipu Moni has said it is not in the country's interest to accept new refugees.
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