Maungdaw, Arakan State: Rohingyas from two villages are not able to stay in their home for fear of arrest in northern Arakan State since November 1 and 17 in Burmese border security force (Nasaka) area 8 and 9, said a Rohingya youth from Buthidaung.
Hasson –an active social worker from Thaung Bazar – had been severally stabbed by a dacoit - Mohamed Nur who stay in Aziznagor village under Chittagong Hill tract - on November 17, according to a village elder from Thaung Bazar.
“Mohamed Nur frequently enters to northern Arakan and robbed the Rohingya villages from Buthidaung and Maungdaw. He returned to Bangladesh after robbing the villages and stay with his associated partner from Aziznagor.”
“The villagers of Thaung Bazar lost an active worker who always managed the security of the village, but the Nasaka are harassing to villagers for entering the robber into the village. The authority is not giving advice to protect the village, but thinking how to extort the money from villagers after arresting with this case.”
“Most of the villagers are fleeing their home for fear of arrest and to escape from extortion. The village has now to men in the village while all the men are fleeing from home which is much risked for female to stay home without male at night,” said a village administration office member.
Similarly, the villagers of Done Pite ( Aung Deik Pyin) are not facing more harassment from authority as the villagers not allowed to enter the village or going out. Most of the male villagers are out of village for fear of arrest which occurred on November 1 - two Nasaka personnel were killed by villagers while trying to attempt to rape a girl by Nasaka – in the village, according to a NGO worker.
“The Nasaka surrounded the village where no one can enter or out from village event the foods from outside. The Nasaka arrested more than 15 villagers where one was killed and some were injured seriously in their custody who were admitted in the hospital.”
“The male villagers escape from village on November 1 after accident and some back the day into village were arrested by Nasaka. No Males were back to the village for fear of arrest.”
According to local, “The accident was occurred in Serakparang in Ratheduang under Nasaka area 8, killed 5 villagers and some are admitted in the hospital.”
Wednesday 23 November 2011
BGB arrests 16 boat- people, 33 pushed back to Burma
Teknaf, Bangladesh: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested 16 boat-people while going to Malaysia with rickety engine boat from Shapuri Dip and another 33 Rohingyas - arrested from Whaikong BGB check-post - were pushed back to Burma on November 19, according to BGB official statement.
“Among the arrested 16 boat-people are seven Rohingya and nine Bangladeshi. BGB of Shapuri Dip, outpost camp seized a boat with suspected from the Shapuri Dip jetty which was boarding some people who were coming from Burma and waiting some people who will come from Cox’s Bazar and local Shapuri Dip to join the trip at noon.”
The owner of the boat is Ismail, son of Haji Salay, hailed from Barmaya Para of Shapuri Dip, said a fisherman from shapuri Dip.
Most of the engine-boats were going to Malaysia after getting understanding among Dalals (agents), local BGB members and Coast Guards, otherwise, the boat-people will be arrested, said a local elder from Shapuri Dip who denied to be named.
“The well-known agents from Shapuri Dip are:- Dolu Hussain, Mozi Bullah, Monna, Shaker, Amin, Shobbir, Kana Jaffar, Kobira, Jaffar, Rejaul Karim, Nurul Alam, Rahim Ullah Younous, Nazir Ahmed Bulu, Amin.”
Besides, on November 18, at night, three agents were arrested including Nurul Islam and Belal by police from Nonna Sara of Cox’s Bazar while preparing to board on some boat- people into an engine trawler. But, nearly 40 persons were fled after sensing the presence of police and coast-guard. It is learnt that it will go to Shapuri Dip for boarding boat-people after boarding people from Cox’s Bazar. Most of the people are Rohingya refugees, said SI of Cox’s Bazar police station.
Abdullah (36) – a refugee - son of Abdul Amin from D-2 Block of Kutupalong camp was arrested with suspicion and released after interrogation for not involving in the human trafficking, said Zahirul Islam, an officer of Coast Guard.
Police super (Model cycle) of Cox’s Bazar Sayed Tofayel Ahmed confirmed the incident.
It is a suitable time for the boat-people as the sea is calm in winter, so that boat-people can go easily to Malaysia by sea route, said a trader from Shapuri Dip.
“Among the arrested 16 boat-people are seven Rohingya and nine Bangladeshi. BGB of Shapuri Dip, outpost camp seized a boat with suspected from the Shapuri Dip jetty which was boarding some people who were coming from Burma and waiting some people who will come from Cox’s Bazar and local Shapuri Dip to join the trip at noon.”
The owner of the boat is Ismail, son of Haji Salay, hailed from Barmaya Para of Shapuri Dip, said a fisherman from shapuri Dip.
Most of the engine-boats were going to Malaysia after getting understanding among Dalals (agents), local BGB members and Coast Guards, otherwise, the boat-people will be arrested, said a local elder from Shapuri Dip who denied to be named.
“The well-known agents from Shapuri Dip are:- Dolu Hussain, Mozi Bullah, Monna, Shaker, Amin, Shobbir, Kana Jaffar, Kobira, Jaffar, Rejaul Karim, Nurul Alam, Rahim Ullah Younous, Nazir Ahmed Bulu, Amin.”
Besides, on November 18, at night, three agents were arrested including Nurul Islam and Belal by police from Nonna Sara of Cox’s Bazar while preparing to board on some boat- people into an engine trawler. But, nearly 40 persons were fled after sensing the presence of police and coast-guard. It is learnt that it will go to Shapuri Dip for boarding boat-people after boarding people from Cox’s Bazar. Most of the people are Rohingya refugees, said SI of Cox’s Bazar police station.
Abdullah (36) – a refugee - son of Abdul Amin from D-2 Block of Kutupalong camp was arrested with suspicion and released after interrogation for not involving in the human trafficking, said Zahirul Islam, an officer of Coast Guard.
Police super (Model cycle) of Cox’s Bazar Sayed Tofayel Ahmed confirmed the incident.
It is a suitable time for the boat-people as the sea is calm in winter, so that boat-people can go easily to Malaysia by sea route, said a trader from Shapuri Dip.
Bangladesh urges UNHCR to take effective steps to repatriate refugees
Chittagong, Bangladesh: Dr Abdur Razzaque, the Food and Disaster Management Minister of Bangladesh urged the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) to take effective steps to repatriate the Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh on November 20, according to official statement.
“He made the call when UNHCR assistant high commissioner Janet Lim met him at the Secretariat.”
Razzaque also said that the Rohingyas are an extra burden for densely populated Bangladesh. “Although Bangladesh is a poor country, it has been continuing its assistance to the Rohingyas, considering the humanitarian ground.”
Janet Lim requested the Bangladesh government to take steps to ensure nutrition of Rohingyas who are living in shelter centres in Bangladesh.
Besides, Bangladesh - as a principled position, had never pursued ‘forced repatriation’ of refugees- Dipu Moni the foreign ministry said in a press released.
Bangladesh is cooperating with the UNHCR to support the voluntary repatriation of the Rohingya refugees through diplomatic negotiations with Burma, Dipo Moni said.
The foreign Minister also said that at around 9,000 of the refugees were earlier cleared by the Burma government in 2005.
The repatriation of Rohingya to Burma should remain strictly voluntary, UNHCR Assistant High Commissioner Janet Lim stated.
According to a group of refugees, “We will go back to our motherland if the Burmese authorities give us citizenship with Rohingya ethnicity and equal rights as other ethnics groups.”
A politician on condition of anonymity said that if the Burmese authorities do not grant full citizenship with ethnicity and equal rights to the Rohingya refugees, the refugees will never go back to Burma.
The politician also said, “We fled to Bangladesh from Burma because of persecution and human rights abuses by the military regime. We will not jump again into the same persecution and human rights abuses by the military regime. We would rather die in Bangladesh or elsewhere.”
“He made the call when UNHCR assistant high commissioner Janet Lim met him at the Secretariat.”
Razzaque also said that the Rohingyas are an extra burden for densely populated Bangladesh. “Although Bangladesh is a poor country, it has been continuing its assistance to the Rohingyas, considering the humanitarian ground.”
Janet Lim requested the Bangladesh government to take steps to ensure nutrition of Rohingyas who are living in shelter centres in Bangladesh.
Besides, Bangladesh - as a principled position, had never pursued ‘forced repatriation’ of refugees- Dipu Moni the foreign ministry said in a press released.
Bangladesh is cooperating with the UNHCR to support the voluntary repatriation of the Rohingya refugees through diplomatic negotiations with Burma, Dipo Moni said.
The foreign Minister also said that at around 9,000 of the refugees were earlier cleared by the Burma government in 2005.
The repatriation of Rohingya to Burma should remain strictly voluntary, UNHCR Assistant High Commissioner Janet Lim stated.
According to a group of refugees, “We will go back to our motherland if the Burmese authorities give us citizenship with Rohingya ethnicity and equal rights as other ethnics groups.”
A politician on condition of anonymity said that if the Burmese authorities do not grant full citizenship with ethnicity and equal rights to the Rohingya refugees, the refugees will never go back to Burma.
The politician also said, “We fled to Bangladesh from Burma because of persecution and human rights abuses by the military regime. We will not jump again into the same persecution and human rights abuses by the military regime. We would rather die in Bangladesh or elsewhere.”
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