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KPN News October 16, 2013 Maungdaw, Arakan State: Rohingya community in Maungdaw had not able to celebrate the Muslim biggest festival of Eid-ul-Adaha mass praying, but able to sacrifice (Qurbani) today in Maungdaw, said Anwer, a community leader from Maungdaw. The village administration officer had collected from 2000-3500 kyat per sacrificed cow, in the name of U Kyi San, the admin officer of Maungdaw Township, Anwer said. The authority took all sale tax and other taxes while an animal- cow and goat-  was sale in the market, why again the village admin collected money  in the name of Maungdaw admin officer, it is totally unfair and it is also discrimination of religious, Anwer more added. We prayed our Eid praying in the houses with relatives and we sacrificed to cow as Qurbani, using to distribute the meat to the poor in Maungdaw. Most of Rohingya community who can able to sacrificed to cow as Qubani were giving their sacrificed meat to the poor who lo...

Maungdaw, Arakan State: Maungdaw authorities – District and Township administration offices- had imposed the emergency act 144 again for two months on the eve of Muslim Eid festival day, said an elder from Maungdaw. “U Aung Myint Soe, the district administration officer and U Kyi San, the Township administration officer had ordered to Maungdaw public for imposing the emergency act 144 again for two month on August 8, 2013 at about 4:30pm. These emergency act 144 was imposed since June, 2012 which was renewed after end the date.” The Muslim from Burma will celebrate tomorrow where all the Rohingya Muslim will pray in mass together in one place. But, the authorities imposed emergency act 144 on time which make it not possible to pray together as the act is not allow more than 5 persons. This is now 2nd time for Rohingya Muslim not able to celebrate Eid pray together, said a student from Maungdaw. “The Rohingya Muslim in Maungdaw lost their happiness in the Eid after conflic...

Maungdaw, Arakan State:  The concerned authorities of Maungdaw – Township and District administration officer- called Rohingya community leaders toady again at district office and allowing the Rohingya to pray Eid prayer and congregational prayer in Mosques for three days, according to an elder from Maungdaw.