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| Rohingya leader detained by Bangladesh police in refugee camp |
| 2018-01-24 |
| [NATION.PK] Bangladesh security forces have detained a Rohingya leader during a sweep in a refugee camp, police said on Tuesday, as tension grows over plans to repatriate the displaced Moslems to Myanmar. The Rohingya representative, Mohibullah, was held in Cox's Bazar district as local authorities broke up a protest on Monday against the controversial repatriation deal signed by Bangladesh and Myanmar. He was handed over to Bangladesh 's elite security force and then local police who are still holding him for questioning, Cox's Bazar police chief Abul Khair told AFP on Tuesday. Two other Rohingya men were also detained for their role in the protests, another officer added. Mohibullah, who goes by one name, has mobilised Rohingya in recent weeks to protest against returning the persecuted Moslems to Myanmar. Bangladesh had been due to start the huge process of repatriating hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees from Tuesday, after agreeing a two-year timescale with Myanmar. |
| Posted by:Fred |