Over ‘2000 Rohingyas intrude’ into Bangladesh

Over “two thousand Rohingyas” intruded into Bangladesh territory through different points of Naikhongchari upazila in Bandarban today fearing persecution in the Rakhine state of Myanmar.

“Around 2000 to 2500 Rohingya people intruded into Bangladesh from Myanmar this evening,” Md Zahangir Alam, chairman of Goomdum Union Parishad, told our Cox’s Bazar correspondent.

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Border Guard Bangladesh members have cordoned them off and are keeping close vigilance so that they cannot proceed further within the country, he said.

Meanwhile, locals extended their helping hands to the Rohingya refugees with food, water and other life-saving materials, he said.  

In the wake of Rohingya insurgents' attacks on police and army personnel in Rakhine State, Bangladesh yesterday saw a sudden influx of Rohingyas who fled Myanmar for fear of persecution.

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More than a thousand Rohingyas, including women and children, crossed the Naf river and entered Bangladesh through several points along the Teknaf and Ukhia borders yesterday morning.