Over 1300 Rohingyas arrested in Bangladesh so far this year

Teknaf, Bangladesh: Bangladesh authorities have arrested over 1300 Rohingyas along the Bangladesh-Burma border within eleven month of 2011, according to different sources.
Most Rohingyas were arrested at different border entry points and pushed back to Burma by the concerned authorities.
Among those arrestees, thirteen were sent to Cox’s Bazar jail under suspicion of smuggling.
In January 2011, Bangladesh authorities arrested 73 Rohingya. The totals for the rest of the year so far are: 76 in February, 70 in March, 132 in April, 255 in May, 132 in June, 73 in July, 128 in August, 161 in September and 261 in November 2011. This adds up to 1361, though October figures (not listed) would swell the total even more.
Eventually, all those arrested were sent back into Burma after being investigated by the authorities, according to officials.
An official aide said on condition of anonymity, “Most Rohingya people come to Bangladesh from Burma to see their relatives in the refugee camps and also come to get better medical treatment in Bangladesh.”
“In Arakan State, he continued, “Rohingya people aren’t able go to Aykab (Sitwe) for better medical treatment due to restrictions movement imposed by government and the expense needed to reach Akyab.”