Bangladesh: 74 Rohingya held after they fled camps

DHAKA, 25 August 2021, (TON): Seventy-four Rohingyas, who managed to flee from camps in Cox's Bazar, were arrested in Chattogram's Boalkhali upazila.

Abdul Karim, officer-in-charge of Boalkhali Police Station, said “acting on a tip-off, police raided Karoldanga area of the upazila around 5:30am and held them.”

The OC added “fleeing from the camps in Cox's Bazar's Ukhiya, they went to Boalkhali and started work at a lemon orchard as labourers.

A case was filed against the arrestees, the police official said.

Fleeing from Rohingya camps in Teknaf and Ukhiya of Cox's Bazar, Rohingyas have been found hiding their identities and working as labourers in Satkania, Lohagora, Patiya and Boalkhali upazilas. Police on different times arrested and rescued a number of Rohingyas.

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