The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) sent 17 Rohingyas to a Cox’s Bazar jail after their arrest on November 12 in Shapuri Dip. 39 others were pushed back across the border to Burma after being arrested at the Whaikong border point, according to a Teknaf police official.
“Those who were arrested from Shapuri Dip were suspected as intending to go to Malaysia by sea. They had given taka 25,000 to traffickers in advance their planned voyage with the rest, taka 100,000 to be paid upon arrival in Malaysia.”
Also, on November 13 at about 1:00 pm, 39 Rohingyas were arrested by BGB personnel of the Whaikong BGB outpost while illegally entering Bangladesh at the Whaikong border point. Most of the arrestees were young people between the ages of 12 and 20 years. “It was very strange to us why these young people were fleeing to Bangladesh without finishing their learning in school,” said a BGB official.
The arrestees were from Maungdaw, Buthidaung and Sittwe (Akyab), the capital of Arakan State. After their arrest and initial interrogation, they were remanded to the Teknaf police station. Afterwards, all the arrestees were pushed back to Burma at the Mosoni Nayapara border point, according to Company Commander (Sergeant) Bazalur Rahaman of Whaikong of the BGB outpost.
The arrestees from Whaikong were identified as:- Sayed Noor (25), Eliyas (24), Md. Enus (19), Zobayat (18), Abdu Malek (45), Shamsul Islam (20), Ali Hussain (18), Mozemail(17), Abdul Noor(14), Sayed Ahmed(15), Md.Rohim (21), Abul Khasim( 18), Md. Shoffique (20), Salim Ullah (15), Md. Toha (17), Kamal Hussain (26), Md.Rofique(18), Sayedul Amin (26), Md. Ayas (15), Md. Hussain(29), Amin (28), Shamshu Alam ( 18), Zahin Gir (25), Abdullah (11), Enus(18), Shamshu Alam (22), Md.Zaker( 15), Deshon(17), Md. Hussain( 15), Md. Enus(30), Rofique (12),Kalu(13), Rofique (15), Abdullah(20), Md. Esuf (26), Zahid Hissain (12), Abdullah(19) and Zaber(16).
