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Bangladesh: 14 Rohingyas fleeing Bhasan Char detained in Noakhali
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DHAKA, 05 August 2021, (TON): At least 14 Rohingyas who fled Bhasan Char for Chattogram were detained by locals in Noakhali's Companiganj upazila.
They were detained from Henju Mia Ghat of Char Elahi Union of the upazila around 4pm today and were handed over to Companiganj Police Station around 5:30 pm, reports our Noakhali correspondent.
Char Elahi Union Parishad Chairman Abdur Razzak, said "brokers helped 14 Rohingyas flee Bhasan Char for Chattogram three days ago. They (the brokers) put them on a fishing boat on the Bamni River in Char Elahi Union area and fled the scene. Later locals detained the Rohingyas and handed them over to the union parishad office and from there they were handed over to police."
The detained Rohingyas said “the brokers and boatmen agreed to bring them from Bhasan Char to Chattogram on contract for Tk 60,000.”
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