Cox’s Bazaar, Bangladesh:  Angry Rohingya refugees attacked and damaged NGO offices at Ledda camp, the unofficial camp of the Teknaf union on May 11, at about 2 pm, half an hour after the departure of a high-level European Union delegation, said a refugee from Camp. Ten people were injured in the incident.

Eyewitnesses said that some angry Rohingyas refugees attacked the offices of non-government organization of Muslim Aid (UK) and Islamic Relief at ledda Rohingya refugee camp, an unofficial camp, as the delegation did not go inside the camp.

During the incident, some embroidery machines were damaged from the women’s training centre which was set up by the Islamic Relief, said Halima, a refugee woman who is going to training.

Over 12,000 Rohingyas are living in Ledda camp without government or UN assistance. The government and UNHCR are not providing food and shelter to the camp.

Sources said the delegation went to Ledda camp under the Teknaf union on May 11, in the morning. The team visited two NGO offices, the market and women’s embroidery training centre and exchanged views with NGO officials. They however did not go inside the camp, nor did they exchange views with Rohingya refugees.

This enraged the Rohingyas, who attacked and damaged NGO offices. Later, the Teknaf police rushed to the spot and brought the situation under control, the sources said.   

Earlier, the delegation visited the Kutupalong camp under the Ukhiya and Nayapara camp in Teknaf.

“There were little damaged in the office which the refugee broken the fence of the outside office,” said a source from the local village.

Nobody was arrested by the police at the time of filing of this report.