Kaladan News
Dated:
A female Refugee
Detained in Cox’s Bazar Jail
Cox’s Bazar, September 26: A female Rohingya refugee
from Khutupalong
camp named Shajeda Begum, 22, is
being detained in Cox’s Bajar Jail, in
according to our source.
Seven female Rohingya refugees were arrested on
Sunday, while a clash was occurred at
police and refugees. The arrested
refugees are:
Shajeda begum, 22, Fatama Begum, 24, Hazara Khatun,
23, Hasina Begum, 27, Zahida Begum, 20, Shuna Meher,
30, and Begum, 21.But, six of them were released from
Ukhiya Thana
(police station) except Shajeda Begum on
that day. Later she was sent to
Cox’s Bazar jail,
according to a refugee.
Camp officials said the clash ensued at
following arrest of two alleged
Rohingya criminals at
the camp. A group of Rohingya
refugees, equipped with
lethal weapons, swooped on the
policemen and Ansars
(militiamen) in a bid to snatch the
two Rohingyas from
custody.
“We are forced to repatriate, for this, we peacefully
demonstrate against the forced
repatriation instead of
male refugees as we believe less
harassment from
60 refugees are injured as we are very weak and have
no intention to harm to the police
and Ansars. We have
no lethal weapons and have only
sticks,” said victim
Shuna Meher.
When asked one of UNHCR officials, named Mr. Khobir,
administration officer, “ he didn’t
wish to comment
about the incident.”
Another refugee said, “ the victim Shajeda Begum is
detained as an example to show
other refugees if
anyone doesn’t comply the order of
the camp
authorities, he/ she would be
jailed like her.”
Another refugee said, “we don’t want to go back to our
homeland until and unless there is
congenial
atmosphere is prevailed. We know
that some repatriated
refugees have already come back to
now taking shelter outside the
camps. In
is still existing forced extortion,
restriction of
movement, arbitrary taxation and
food problem, how can
we wish to go back home.”
After the event, additional police force was deployed
in and around the camp to avoid
further incident, but
male refugees had fled the camp to
avoid arrest. Now,
the tense situation is prevailing
in the refugee camp
and no one is allowed to come out
of the camp, said
another refugee.
Discrimination, violent behavior, and forced labor
practices by the
departure of more than 250,000
Rohingya Muslims
between 1991 and 1992. Since 1992,
approximately
238,443 refugees have returned. Today less than 17,000
refugees remain in two camps south
of Cox’s Bazar in
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