A total of 33 Rohingya, who allegedly crossed the Myanmar-Bangladesh border illegally, were arrested by the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in Bandarban district on Saturday, the Anadolu News Agency reported.
Bandarban is located 72 miles (116 km) north of Cox’s Bazar in southeastern Bangladesh, where over one million Rohingya live in refugee camps.
Ten men, nine women, and 14 children were arrested after the BGB and other law enforcement agencies inspected a camp in Alikadam sub district of Bandarban.
The BGB reported that the 33 Rohingya had fled from Myanmar and had paid for safe passage into Cox’s Bazar. It added that the Rohingya will be deported back to Myanmar.
The BGB arrested 53 Rohingya in Alikadam, Bandarban district, on Jan. 11. It told the media that the Rohingya had fled fighting between the Arakan Army (AA) and the regime in northern Arakan State.
Bangladesh’s interim government is seeking international support to assist the estimated 1.2 million Rohingya living in refugee camps across the country. An international high-level conference on the Rohingya is tentatively scheduled for later this year in Doha, Qatar, with the support of the U.N.
