Rohingya camp fire in Bangladesh kills 2, destroys shelters

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Anadolu staff
24.12.2024

Fire breaks out at Kutupalong Rohingya Camp in Ukhiya area of southeastern Cox’s Bazar district

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A massive fire swept through a Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh, killing at least two people and destroying over 1,000 shelters and other structures, rights activists and the UN refugee agency said on Tuesday.

Eid-ul-Azha: Over 2,000 sacrificial animals to be distributed in Rohingya camps 1,

Dhaka Tribune
Tribune Desk
Publish : 16 Jun 2024, 

File image of cows at a cattle market. Photo: Mahmud Hossain Opu/Dhaka tribune

 

Some 2,200 sacrificial animals will be distributed in the refugee camps in Cox's Bazar on the occasion of Eid ul-Azha.

The animals provided by various donor agencies for the Rohingyas sheltered in Bangladesh are already being sent to the camps in Ukhiya and Teknaf.

5 including Arsa leader arrested in Cox’s Bazar Rohingya camp

Dhaka Tribune
Abdul Aziz
Publish : 10 Jun 2024,

• Weapons, ammunition, and explosives were seized from them
• Operation at Rohingya Camp-4 on Sunday night

RAB arrests five people including the top leader of the separatist group Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (Arsa) at a Rohingya camp in Ukhiya of Cox's Bazar on Sunday, June 9, 2024. Photo: Dhaka Tribune

The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested five people including the top leader of the separatist group Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (Arsa) at a Rohingya camp in Ukhiya of Cox's Bazar.

Prioritizing safety in the Rohingya camps

Dhaka Tribune
Tribune Editorial
Publish : 11 Jun 2024, 

It is a matter of great concern that at least three Rohingya refugees were killed and seven others injured when a clash broke out at a camp. What is more concerning is that incidents of violence and unrest have only increased in frequency over the years, and this volatile environment at the camps could have ramifications that soon get out of control.

Who are the ‘outsiders’ blamed for Rohingya camp fires?

Dhaka Tribune
Udisa Islam
Publish : 03 Jun 2024,  

• Balukhali camp most affected in 5 years
• Most fires erupted at night
  

BGB members assist firefighting units at Ukhiya Rohingya camp-13 fire in Cox’s Bazar on Saturday, June 1, 2024. Photo: Courtesy

 

Two recent fire incidents destroyed hundreds of houses at Ukhiya Rohingya camp in Cox’s Bazar. The first fire incident occurred on May 24 and the latest on Saturday. The Rohingyas have always referred to the fire incidents at the camp as sabotage. However, they also mention that some unknown people or outsiders had set fire to the camp. 

Rohingya camps risk turning into a terrorist hub: home minister

The Daily Star
Fri May 31, 2024  

Photo: Collected

 

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal today said the Rohingya camps risk turning into a potential hub for international terrorists if the persecuted citizens of Myanmar are not repatriated to their country soon.

Govt strengthens surveillance on NGOs in Rohingya camps

Dhaka Tribune
Jamal Uddin
Publish : 16 May 2024, 

• Programs must be implemented under the supervision of the District Commissioner
• There are concerns that terrorist organizations exploit unknown NGOs to destabilize the camps
  

Undated image shows Rohingya refugees walking at a camp in Cox's Bazar. Photo: Mahmud Hossain Opu/Dhaka Tribune

 

As conflict and violence escalate in Myanmar, the government has heightened security measures in Rohingya camps to closely monitor the activities of local and foreign NGOs to prevent any unrest.

The ‘Night Government’ Expands Its Violent Reach in Rohingya Camps

The New York Times
By Verena Hölzl
Reporting from Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh
March 30, 2024,

Gunfights, kidnappings and homicides have become widespread in the refugee settlements in Bangladesh, as armed groups and criminal gangs have become more brazen.

A Rohingya refugee camp, along the Naf River, near Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, in November.Credit...Munir Uz Zaman/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

 

They could not worship freely. The authorities denied their very existence and razed evidence of their historical communities. Then came a campaign of ethnic cleansing that forced them to flee to a foreign country where they crowded into bamboo-and-tarp shelters. There they have waited years for a better life.

RAB Thwarts ARSA Plot and Uncovers Looming Crisis in Rohingya Camps

bnn
Muhammad Jawad
14 Feb 2024 

RAB Thwarts ARSA Plot and Uncovers Looming Crisis in Rohingya Camps

In the heart of Ukhiya camp No. 20, a clandestine operation unfolded on February 14, 2024. The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) of the Bangladesh police apprehended three high-ranking members of the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA). Among them was Abul Hashim, the second-in-command, and a bodyguard of ARSA chief Ataullah Jununi. Foreign-made firearms and cartridges were discovered in the camp, hinting at a sinister plot.

Unsafe conditions at Rohingya camps cannot be the norm

Dhaka Tribune
Tribune Editorial
Publish : 22 Dec 2023

The news of two Rohingya men being killed in two separate camps in Cox's Bazar tells us that when it comes to ensuring safety at these camps, we still have much more work to do. We continue to see repeated incidents of violence in the Rohingya camps, and suffice to say, more needs to be done to ensure that these are kept to a minimum.

Arrested Arsa leader reveals information about 6 torture cells in Rohingya camps

Dhaka Tribune
Abdul Aziz
Publish : 27 Oct 2023

RAB arrests two including top Arsa commander from Ukhiya on Thursday, October 26, 2023. Photo: Dhaka Tribune

Myanmar's terrorist organization Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (Arsa) has six torture cells in the Rohingya camps.

Sitting in Myanmar, these torture cells are controlled by the top leader of the organization, Ataullah Abu Ammar Jununi.

One detained after gunfight between APBn, robbers in Rohingya camp

Dhaka Tribune
Tribune Desk
Publish : 17 Sep 2023, 

The image shows the detainee along with two APBn police members pose for a photo. Photo: Bangla Tribune
 

A Rohingya teen was arrested in connection with a gunfight between some suspected robbers and the Armed Police Battalion (APBn) at Nayapara Rohingya camp in Teknaf upazila of Cox's Bazar.

The detainee is Rafiq alias Abbua, 18.

Fire at Teknaf Rohingya camp

Prothom Alo English Desk
Published: 25 Apr 2023,

A fire broke out at Rohingya camp no. 21 in Cox's Bazar’s Teknaf upazila on Monday nightUNB

A fire broke out at Rohingya camp no. 21 in Cox's Bazar’s Teknaf upazila on Monday night, reports UNB.

The fire broke out at Chakmarkhul-21 camp of Palongkhali union of Teknaf around 9:00 pm, police said.

US Asst Secretary Noyes in Bangladesh to visit Rohingya camps

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BSS
Published: 03 Dec 2022

US Asst Secretary Noyes in Bangladesh to visit Rohingya campsBSS

United States (US) Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration Julieta Valls Noyes is on a five-day official tour of Bangladesh to visit Rohingya camps in Cox's Bazar and Bhashanchar.

"In Bangladesh, Assistant Secretary Noyes will meet with government officials to express our gratitude for their generosity in hosting Rohingya and other refugees fleeing the worsening humanitarian crisis in Burma," according to a media note issued by US State Department on Friday.

Bangladesh cracks down on Rohingya camps after killings

GULF TIMES
AFP/Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh
October 30 2022

Detained Rohingya refugees next to security personal after a crackdown at the Rohingya refugee camp in Ukhia, Bangladesh.

 

Elite Bangladeshi police have launched a crackdown against suspected criminals and insurgents after a rise in attacks on Rohingya community leaders in refugee camps, officers said yesterday.

The Armed Police Battalion, tasked with security in 34 refugees camps which are home to nearly 1mn Rohingya refugees, said they have arrested at least 56 Rohingya since Friday night.

Joint forces operation to stop criminal activities in Rohingya camps soon

dailyobserver

Published : Monday, 29 August, 2022
Staff Correspondent

 
The government has decided to conduct joint operation comprising the forces of Army, Police and other law enforcement agencies to stop criminal activities in the Rohingya camps of Cox's Bazar.

Same time, forces of Army would be deployed in the Rohingya camps along with other law enforcement agencies if necessary to stop drugs smuggling, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said while briefing media after a meeting held in his ministry conference room at Secretariat on Sunday.

The regular meeting of the "National Committee on Coordination and Management of Forcibly Displaced Myanmar Nationals and Law and Order" was held at the ministry with the Minister in the chair.

 

Joint forces operation on Rohingya camps soon

dailyobserver 

Published : Tuesday, 30 August, 2022 

 

In a bid to wipe out growing terror and criminal activities in Rohingya camps, the government has decided to conduct joint operation by combining Army, Police and other law enforcement agencies. In addition, army and relevant law enforcers will be deployed in the camps to deter drug smuggling.

However, on one hand we welcome the planned joint forces operation while on the other the operation has been long overdue.

Army Would Be Deployed In Rohingya Camps If Needed: B'desh Home Minister

MENAFN 

(MENAFN- IANS) By Sumi Khan

Date 8/29/2022 

Dhaka, Aug 29 (IANS) Stating that the efforts of the Bangladesh government were underway to repatriate the Rohingya refugees, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal has said Army troops would be deployed in Rohingya refugee camps if necessary to prevent crimes and check smuggling of drugs into the country.

Incidents of crimes such as murder, robbery, rape, drug smuggling and several other criminal activities have increased nearly seven times in the last five years in the Cox's Bazar area, officials said.

Rohingya camp leader hacked dead in Cox’s Bazar

daily observor
ublished : Friday, 10 June, 2022
Observer Online Report

A Rohingya leader was allegedly hacked to death at Balukhali refugee camp in Ukhiya upazila of Cox's Bazar district on Friday over establishing dominance in the camp.

The victim was Md Azimuddin, 48, a leader of block L/16 of camp-18 in Balukhali.

Alleged ARSA leader Hashim found dead at Rohingya camp

bdnews24.com
Rangamati Correspondent,
Published: 03 Nov 2021

Mohammad Hashim, an alleged Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) leader, has been found dead at the Whykong Rohingya refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar’s Teknaf.

The matter was confirmed to the media by SI Mahbubur Rahman of the Whykong Police Outpost at 10:30 pm on Tuesday.

Police did not issue a clear statement on the cause of death.

Hafizur Rahman Chowhdury, chief of Teknaf police, said they are making preparations to recover the body.

Hashim is known in the camp as the ARSA ‘second-in-command’.