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Bangladesh Detains Myanmar Rohingya Refugees
[An Nahar] Police in southeastern Bangladesh have cooled for a few yearsDrop the gat, Rocky, or you're a dead 'un! five Rohingya Moslems who fled deadly communal festivities in neighboring Myanmar, an officer said on Sunday. Mohammad Ismail, a police chief of Satkania in the district of Chittagong, said that the male detainees, aged between 25 and 45, were charged with illegal entry. "We have learned they entered Bangladesh through the Cox's Bazaar district that borders Myanmar, and moved to Satkania to evade arrest," Ismail told AFP, adding that 29 other Rohingyas have been cooled for a few years Drop the gat, Rocky, or you're a dead 'un! in the last month. Hundreds of thousands of Moslem Rohingya have fled Myanmar in past decades to escape persecution, often heading to Bangladesh, and recent outbreaks of violence, in June and October, triggered another exodus. Border guards on Sunday said at least 800 Rohingya who tried to cross into Bangladesh over river or land borders have been turned away in recent weeks. Posted by: Fred 2012-11-12 |
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