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NEWS -  KALADAN PRESS Teknaf, Bangladesh: The refugee students are barred from going to local Junior High school by camp security police, said the parents of the student.  “On August 20, the police inspector Nurul Islam seized books and mobile set from a student while he was returning to the camp after school was over.” “The student is identified as Abubaker Siddique (16), son of Jalal, MRC No. 01723, shed No. 1127 of Nayapara camp.” “Parents of the school boy went to the police officer to get return the books and mobile phone, but the police officer does not return it yet. So the school boy is not able to go to school without taking books.” The refugee boys and girls have no permission to learn in local government schools, the police officer said. However, about 50 refugee students from Nayapara official camp and Leda (Tal) unofficial camp have been learning in Leda Junior Government High school since last three years ago after passing camp education. However, the students secretly g

NEWS -  KALADAN PRESS Teknaf, Bangladesh: Camp security police inspector seized a cow from Burmese refugees yesterday, at about 12:30, over the allegation that the refugees have no permission to slaughter cow in the camp, said a refugee committee member from the camp. “On behalf of refugees  of Nayapara camp, Mohamed Sultan (44), MRC No. 2628, Shed No. 1034 of Nayapara camp, bought a cow from local village with Taka 25,000 after getting permission from the Camp-in-Charge on July16  for slaughtering on Lailatul Barat day (on July 17) to take a good dish at night of the holy day. On that day, across the Bangladesh and in Arakan State, every household tries to maintain a good dish that night and to pray whole night.” “In similar way, refugees in the Nayapara camp wanted to make a good dish with beef. But, unfortunately, the refugees’ plan was not implemented on that day so they keep the cow in the camp to slaughter on forthcoming holy night (Lailutul Kadar) on August 28 and wants to prep