Bangladesh Coastguards arrest 12 boatpeople

Teknaf, Bangladesh: Bangladesh Coastguards arrested twelve Rohingya boatpeople from the Bangladesh territorial on April 5, Kasim, a local from Shapuri Dip said.

“They were arrested from the Bay of Bengal by the Bangladesh Coastguards at midnight on April 5, while they were trying to go to Malaysia by a risky boat.”

The Bangladesh Coastguards seized a big trawler with 100 litters of diesel, 30 litters of edible oil and different items of commodities, according to official from border.

The arrestees were identified as Md. Rafique (18), Md. Harun (20), Ali Zuhar (22), Akter Hussain (50), Nurul Islam (20), Md. Ibrahim (28), Md. Faruk (18), Mir Ahmed (18), Nur Hashim (18), Md. Jubair (18), Ali Ahmed (43), and Salim Ullah (32), hailed from Maungdaw townships, Arakan state, Burma.

The arrestees were handed over to Teknaf police station for further investigation.

However, police has filed case against them and sent to Cox’s Bazar jail, said a source from Teknaf police station.

According to different sources, many Rohingya people including official and unofficial refugees went to Malaysia from Bangladesh by risky sea route with small boats.

Similarly, many Rohingyas from Burma went to Malaysia by the sea route with risky boats for better life because of religious persecution, movement restriction, forced labor, marriage restriction, arbitrary arrest, extortion and etc.

Sources also said that many Rohnigya people died in the sea during their journey to Malaysia by risky boats.

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