BGB sends back 376 Rohingyas in 3 days
On Saturday 10/12/2016, Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) troopers have sent
back 166 Rohingyas who were trying to enter Bangladesh to flee persecution in
Myanmar's Rakhain state.
BGB patrols intercepted the trespassers at different points
along the Naf River and Palongkhali border on early Saturday.
Teknaf 2 BGB Commander Lt Col Abujar Al Zahid said:“We
raided six different points of the river around 6am and pushed back at least
165 Rohingyas on 11 boats.”
Meanwhile, a Rohingya was also pushed back from the
Palongkhali border, Cox’s Bazar BGB 34 Battalion Commanding Officer Lt Col
Imran Ullah Sarker said.
Thousands of Rohingya Muslims tried to flee into Bangladesh
after Myanmar launched a crackdown in the Rakhine state in response to attacks
on its border posts on October 9 that killed nine police officers.
Bangladesh has stepped up security along its border with
Myanmar to prevent influx of Rohingyas. Rights activists and Rohingyas say more
than 80 people have been killed so far and more than 30,000 others have been
displaced.
Since November, more than 22,000 Rohingyas have entered
Bangladesh, the UN said on Friday.
BGB sends back 75 Rohingyas on Friday 09/12/2016
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has sent back 75 Rohingyas who
fled Myanmar in the face of ongoing crackdown in Rakhain state.
BGB personnel prevented the trespassing at different points
of the Naf River on Friday morning.
“We raided three different points of the river around 7:30am
and pushed back at least 75 Rohingyas boarded in five boats,” said Teknaf 2 BGB
Commander Lt Col Abujar Al Zahid
Hundreds of Rohingya Muslims tried to cross into Bangladesh
illegally after Myanmar troops launched a crackdown in Rakhine state in
response to attacks on three border posts on October 9 that killed nine police
officers.
Bangladesh has stepped up security along its border with
Myanmar to prevent influx of Rohingyas fleeing violence in Rakhine state that
has killed at least 86 people and displaced 30,000 others.
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Myanmar and the military have denied accusations by
Rohingyas and rights groups of raping women, torching houses and killing
civilians during their operations.
Myanmar does not recognise the Rohingyas as its citizens and
dubs them ‘Bangali’. Rohingyas, who managed to land in Bangladesh, have taken
shelter at refugee camps and other places in Cox’s Bazar.
Bangladesh has so far pushed back thousands of Rohingyas.
The latest violence is the most serious since the 2012
communal clashes. Many have criticised Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu
Kyi for her silence although her party is in power.
BGB sends back 135 Rohingyas on 08/12/2016
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has sent back 135 Rohingyas
who fled Myanmar in the face of ongoing crackdown in Rakhain state.