KPN News
September 07, 2013
Teknaf, Bangladesh:
A team of police seized 60 sacks of rice and other commodities which will be to
distribute it among the Rohingya people who have been living in Shamlapur
village, under Teknaf police station on September 7, said Hussain, a local
leader from the village.
On being tipped
off, a group of police personnel from Shamlapur police camp went to a local
businessman’s house and seized the relief on that day, at about 8:00 pm, after
being an operation where the sacks of rice were stocked by an organization,
according to police official.
According to police
sources, the relief was to be distributed through a local leader of present
government named Aziz Uddin from Shamlapur village under the Teknaf police
station, Cox’s Bazar district.
Sources also said
that many Rohingya refugees have been living at Shamplapur illegally, but their
condition is very pathetic. They didn’t get any support from any quarter such as
UNHCR and Government side.
Recently, some of
foreign NGOs provided relief among the Rohingya people such as--- rice, edible
oil, biscuits, onion, clothes and etc.... said a local elder Abdullah (not real
name).
Another local elder
Harron also said, “Rohingya people have been taking shelter in Bangladesh after
crossing the Naff River because of religious and political persecutions by the
Burmese government in Arakan State, Burma.
In Bangladesh, they
are facing many problems with family members as they don’t get daily works to
support their family members.
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