“The pushed-back Rohingya were arrested at Whykong BGB check-post while they were traveling to Cox’s Bazar in vehicles.”



The BGB arrested them from different vehicles which were going to Cox’s Bazar between 8 am and 12 pm, according to an official.



“The arrested and pushed-back Rohingya are: Abdu Sukkur, Nurul Alam, Abu Jamir, Mohamed Noor, Mohamed Jasim, Nabi Hussain, Ledu Meah, Mohamed Reiz, and Abdul Majid.”



“BGB pushed back the Rohingya at about 3 pm from Lamba Bill exit point under Teknaf Police Station,” said Major Shamsuzaman Mohamed Ariful Islam, the operation officer from Battalion 42.



In another case, BGB officers arrested three Rohingya from Shapuri Dip under Teknaf Police Station and deported them to Burma on December 25, sources said.