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Thirteen Rohingya arrested and pushed back to Burma

Teknaf, Bangladesh: Thirteen Arakanese Rohingya were arrested by the BGB (Bangladesh Border Guard) at the Nila border yesterday while attempting to cross the border illegally into Bangladesh. Later, they were pushed back to Burma, said a source from Nila close to BGB. Arrested and push backed Rohingya in the border area, Nilla The group was arrested at about 1:50 pm yesterday while trying to climb to the bank of the Bangladesh side after crossing the Naf River with a rowboat near Nila Village in Teknaf. A group of BGB from Nila, led by BGB officer Nurul Amin, saw the boat with the Arakanese Rohingya and went to the spot to arrest the 13 Rohingya including women and children. It has not been confirmed why the group crossed the Burma-Bangladesh border, but some said that they want to seek work in Bangladesh as they did not have jobs in Burma. Most Arakanese Rohingya are jobless in their own country. Some come to take medical treatment, while others come to visit their relatives in t