Teknaf, Bangladesh: The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested 47 Rohingyas on November 21 at several border points. All were sent back to Burma the same day at about 2:00 pm, according to a BGB official.
“The BGB arrested the Rohingyas between Shapuri Dip and Taungbro as they entered Bangladesh for a variety of reasons. They arrested 17 Rohingyas in the Nayapa area, 8 in the Dum Dum Meah area, 21 at Zeman Khali and 1 at Shapuri Dip, in total 47 members,” the official said
The BGB has increased its border patrols. Rohingya people are frequently caught and sent back to Burma, said a local elder from border area who didn’t give a name.
The Whaikong BGB also seized medicine valued at roughly Taka 361,500 being smuggled through the border to Bangladesh from Burma, the BGB official stated.
The BGB also seized about 1,000 yaba tablets on Teknaf—Cox’s Bazar road. The drugs originated in Arakan State, Burma. This information was confirmed by the 42 BGB Battalion Commander, Lt. Col Zahid Hassan of Teknaf.
