Kaladan News
Dated:
Thursday, June 2:
Bangladesh Authority Faces Problem with 151 Burmese Prisoners
Cox’s Bazar, June 1: Bangladesh authority faces problem with 151 Burmese prisoners in
Cox’s Bazar jail, according to “The daily Bhakkhali”, a local news paper, yesterday.
About 172 Burmese prisoners were sent back to Burma after negotiation between the two neighboring
countries on 27th April. Afterwards, the Bangladesh authorities gathered all the Burmese prisoners in
Cox’s Bazar jail who had already finished their jail
terms.
According to the local Newspaper report, Bangladesh authorities requested many times to receive the
remaining Burmese prisoners. But, Burmese authorities rejected to accept 151
remaining prisoners that the reason is unknown.
Bangladesh authorities gathered the Burmese prisoners in one
place to repatriate their motherland after requesting by them to Bangladesh government, the paper further reported.
The prisoners are mostly male including women and have
been facing many troubles in Bangladesh jail since many years ago. Bangladesh government wants to send back all the prisoners to Burma as the Burmese prisoners are the extra burden for Bangladesh.
According to Roshid Ahamed, a Burmese prisoner in Cox’s Bazar,
he said, “Some prisoners’ jail terms have been finished for 5 to 6 years since
their sentences have been given out.”
At present, there are about 400 Burmese prisoners have
been serving in Bangladesh jails, sources said. ##
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