Teknaf, Bangladesh: Over 25 dead bodies of Rohingya have been recovered from the Naff river by the Bangladesh Coastguards and police since October 8, who drowned after their boat capsized in the entry point of Shapuridip, Kamal Uddin from Shappuri Dip said. Continue reading “25 dead bodies found in Naff river”
Refugees face difficulties to repair huts
Mostly unofficial Rohingya refugees are facing problems and difficulties to repair their huts due to financial crisis, Rahamat Ullah from Balukhali makeshift camp said. Continue reading “Refugees face difficulties to repair huts”
No safe for refugee in Bangladesh border
Local goons from Ali Khali under Teknaf police station attempt to attack for money or valuable things on May 23, Rahaman, a refugee from Nayapara camp.
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Bangladesh detains over a dozen Rohingya headed to Malaysia
Bangladeshi security forces have detained more than a dozen members of Myanmar’s persecuted Rohingya Muslim community and two men accused of attempting to smuggle them into Malaysia by boat on May 9, said the Office-in-Charge (OC), Mainuddin Khan from Teknaf police station.
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Two unofficial Refugees wounded in road accident
Two unofficial Rohingya refugees of Leda camp (Tal) were hit and wounded by a speedy truck in Leda Station on April 29, Hamid Hussain, a refugee from Leda camp said.
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Diarrhea affects Burmese refugee camps
Diarrhea, fever and stomach’s pain are affecting the Rohingya refugee children at Bangladesh-Burma border recently, Zaffar Ullah, a community health worker from the camp said.
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Teknaf as hub of Yaba trading in recent time
The Border Guard of Bangladesh (BGB) seized with a large number of Yaba (methamphetamine) tablets along the Bangladesh-Burma border under the Teknaf municipal areas recently, Jamal Uddin, a local trader from Teknaf.
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Water crisis in Bangladesh refugee camps
Burmese Rohingya refugees have been facing an acute water crisis in Nayapara official and unregistered Leda (Tal) camps recently, Hussain Ahamed, a refugee from Nayapara camp said.
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BDRCS and ICRC to aid 3,200 Rohingya families
The Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) with the support of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will deliver emergency humanitarian assistance to 3,200 families of Rohingyas who fled to Bangladesh since October 2016, according to the reports of United News of Bangladesh – UNB.
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Uniforms, caps imported from Myanmar under false declaration
Customs department has seized a consignment of clothes similar to the uniform of Myanmar Army along with other items at Teknaf land port in Cox’s Bazar on March 30, according to Land port authority.
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