Date:
Teknaf,
October 23: A group of Bangladeshi youth in Teknaf
town made and attempt to destroy the unofficial Rohingya
refugee camp on
This unofficial camp is situated at Teknaf
border town of
On
On
However, the NGO was allowed to
distribute relief such as blankets, lamps, plastic and mats to the refugees
after a negotiation with aforesaid local group. The same day, at night, most of
the refugees lost their relief goods to robbers of the local gang that opposed
the NGO, he further said.
In addition, NGO paid Tk 100 each for 40 laborers who unloaded the relief goods
from truck. These laborers were forced to pay 50 percent of the money to the
local committee, he continued.
This group also
attacked the refugees by various means including hurling stones at makeshift
camp and destroyed many to commit robbery. Many refugees were injured and lost
their properties. Local goons on the said camp made similar attacks for many
times, as there is no security for them from any quarters, said a refugee from
the makeshift camp.
On 18th
October, another attempt was taken by the said group to evacuate the land.
Resultantly, about 50-60 families left the makeshift camp by 3 trucks to find a
safety place near Kutupalong official camp, hoping to
have a bit security and cooperation from inmates, he added.
According to an official refugee
from Kutupalong camp, the refugees landed at a place
of Ghundum Television tower near Kutupalong
camp. On hearing the message of the event of refugees, Officer-in-Charge of Ukhiya Sub-district (UNO) rushed to the spot together with
Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) and police. UNO sent back the refugees to Teknaf where the refugees were staying in the open sky on
the roadsides the whole night.
On 19th October 2004,
the Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Cox’s Bazar went to Teknaf to see the situation and ordered to the refugees to
transfer to Dhomdomia, a place of about 6 kilometers
north of Teknaf, the west bank of the Naf River and nearby place of Dhomdomia
BDR check post, said a villager from the Dhomdomia
village.
On the way to Teknaf
from Ghundum, a refugee child was dead of diarrhea on
19th October, while a refugee woman gave birth to a baby, he further
added.
About 7,000 refugees are living
at a makeshift camp of Teknaf without any helps from
any quarters. In their poor condition, their children are dying of diarrhea and
malaria attacks, while many are fighting for their lives.
After the last attack of
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