The Stateless Rohingya Blog

Teknaf, Bangladesh : Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested two Rohingya girls at check -post of Whykong, yesterday at about 10: 30 pm, said a local from Teknaf.“BGB of Whykong check-post arrested them from a bus after checking while they were going to Dhaka from Teknaf.” The arrested girls have been identified as Ms Setara and Ms Anuwara of Arakan State, Burma.

Maungdaw, Arakan State: Two army personnel accompanied by five Rakhine youths took away five cattle of Maulvi Hamid Hussain (42), son of Mohamed Sharif, hailed from Zawmatet Village of Maungdaw Township while the cattle were grazing in a field nearby army out-post, on September 26, said a relative of the owner.

Akyab, Arakan Stae:  Hundreds of Rakhine mobs with lethal weapons went to the Rohingya villages – Hoshai  Para, Mowlake (Moulobi Para) and Aung Mingala (Handi Hola, Amla Para)  of Akyab-  the only ward, which  is existed in Akyab town  and tried to attack the villagers by  surrounding today at about 1:00pm , according to a villager from the locality.

Maungdaw, Arakan State :  World food Program (WFP) provided rice to the Natala ( Rakhine) villagers and the Co-operative for American Relief Everywhere (CARE) provided fertilizer to the Rohingya villagers of Maungdaw north yesterday, said  a villager  preferring not to be named. “WFP provided 40 bags (per bag 50kg rice) of rice to the Aung Min Gala Natala (Rakhine) village of Maungdaw north under the Maung Nama village tract of Maungdaw Township yesterday.  But, the WFP did not provide rice to the Rohingya villagers.”

Burma’s president leaves the possibility open for another stint in office. Thein Sein speaks during the United Nations General Assembly in New York, Sept. 27, 2012. AFP Burma’s President Thein Sein said he may consider serving another term in office if the country and people want him to do so. "If I have my way, I will only serve one term,” said the 67-year-old retired general, who assumed office for a five-year term in March 2011, at a forum in New York on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly.

Foreign Minister Dr Dipu Moni has urged the OIC member states and the General Secretariat to contribute to addressing of the root causes of Rohingya problem. She also called for the rehabilitation of internally displaced Rohingya population and reconciliation between the Muslims and non-Muslim communities in the North Rakhine State of Myanmar.