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Ninety Rohingya arrest in Bangladesh

Chittagong, Bangladesh: Bangladesh security force arrested about ninety Rohingya in difference places in Bangladesh since August first week, according to an officer who is working on Rohingya in Bangladesh.

“Most of the Rohingya are trying to enter into Bangldesh from their home land, Arakan, Burma while they were arrested. They were pushed back to their home after arrested on the border. Some time, the security force handed over to police for further action.”

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel arrested 17 Rohingya from Naytonghill point of Teknaf upazila in Cox’s Bazar on September 11, morning for illegal entrance and handed over to the Teknaf upazila police. A case has been filed with the Teknaf police under passport act, according to the Teknaf BGB battalion sources.
Similarly, six Rohingyas were arrested at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Spetember 11 night while trying to board a Jeddah-bound flight with fake Bangladeshi and Nepalese passports, the airport armed police said. “A Bangladeshi citizen, Ershadul Islam Raisul, was also detained for helping the Rohingyas in their attempt to fly out.”
Six Rohingya, Burmese citizens were arrested at Kaptai jetty in Kaptai Township in the Ramgamati district of Bangladesh near the western Burmese border for entering Bangladesh illegally on September 10, while they were entering a ghat at around 10am via an engine-run boat leaving for another township, Bilaichhari, according to the Bangladeshi news agency, UNB.
Seven Rohingya were arrested by BGB from Nilla on September 5, 2011 who were pushed back after arrested, according to an elder from Nilla .Also ten  Rohingya were arrested by Chondonach police station  who are living and working daily labor in Dohachari on September 4.
BGB arrested 12 Rohingya at Nazir Para of Teknaf on August 13, 2011 and 13 Arakanese Rohingya were arrested by the BGB (Bangladesh Border Guard) at the Nila border on August 5, while attempting to cross the border illegally into Bangladesh. Later, they were pushed back to Burma, said a source from Nila close to BGB.
At last, 18 Rohingya were arrested on August 1, at Sharpuri Dip, under Teknaf Police station.
“Rohingya people are minority Muslims from the Arakan state of neighboring Burma, who crossed into Bangladesh to escape persecution of movement restriction, marriage restriction, education and religious persecution, ban on government jobs and rejection on citizenship by the Burmese junta after 1978.”
The Rohingya fled from their home land to save their lives in Bangladesh as a better place. But, some Rohingya try again to find out other places while they face same persecution in Bangladesh like Burma, said a member of Rohingya watch dog in Bangladesh.
“Some of Bangladeshi human traffickers are taking advantages on Rohingya, to flee from Bangladesh to other countries, like KSA, UAE and Malaysia with fake passports and other process.”
“The Rohingya are just following as per the directions of Human traffickers.”
According to UNHCR, approximately 29,100 Rohingyas are staying in the official camps in border area, Kutupalong and Nayapara under Cox’s Bazar.
About 2,00,000- 5,00,000 Rohingyas live among the population in southeast Bangladesh, according to the US diplomatic cable leak.
A process to repatriate them has been stalled because of Burma’s reluctance to take them back.

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