KALADAN NEWS

Dated-Wed, June 19, 2003

48 MORE REFUGEES REPATRIATED

Chittagong, June19: Forty-eight more Rohingya refugees

of 8 families went back to Burma from two existing

refugee camps yesterday, according to our

correspondent.

Officials of Bangladesh and UNHCR saw them off on the

bank of Naaf River at Teknaf, he further said.

In Burma side, Burma immigration officials received

the refugees at Kayaung Chaung reception Center of

Maungdaw Township, source said.

Before repatriation, the Bangladesh Government

provided to the refugees 9 items of goods per family

such as one blanket, 3 pieces of waterproof, 3 rice

bags of 50 kgs per bag, 3 pots, one dozen of plastic

plates, 6 pieces of water glass, one mat, one lamp and

12 packets of biscuits, said our source from Teknaf.

From Burma side, the repatriated refugees were

provided 2 items of goods such as 50 kgs of rice, one

mosquito net and Kyat 15,000/- per family.

It is reported that the repatriated refugees have to

go their villages with their own expenses and a

recommendation letter was given to the each family

referring to the Village Peace and Development

Councils of villages, said sources.

With this, a total of 2,34, 297 refugees of 46,826

families have so far returned to their motherland,

according to our sources.

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