A Supreme Court lawyer today filed a writ petition with the High Court seeking its directive on the government to allow fleeing Myanmar citizens to enter Bangladesh.

Advocate Abu Yahia Dulal filed the petition praying to open the Bangladesh-Myanmar border temporarily so that "tortured Myanmar citizens can take shelter in Bangladesh".

He said in the petition that the repressed citizens of Myanmar should be allowed to enter into Bangladesh on humanitarian grounds.

Abu Yahia told the reporters that the High Court may hold hearing on the writ petition tomorrow.