Sub-title:
Failure of repatriation attempt fueled tensions between government and refugees
Description:
"The Bangladeshi military has started erecting fences around camps housing hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees despite complaints from community leaders and rights groups.
A correspondent on Tuesday saw troops in military fatigues erecting pillars for barbed-wire fences around one large camp at Balukhali in the southeastern border district Cox’s Bazar.
Bangladesh’s refugee commissioner Mahhbub Alam Talukder confirmed that construction had started, but declined to comment further.
Army chief General Aziz Ahmed said late last month that army engineers had begun erecting the pillars and that the military had “placed orders” for barbed wire..."
Source/publisher:
"Asia Times"
Date of Publication:
2019-12-11
Date of entry:
2019-12-11
Grouping:
- Individual Documents
Category:
Countries:
Myanmar, Bangladesh
Language:
English
Resource Type:
text
Text quality:
- Good
