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Today (August 25) is the 6th anniversary of Rohingya influx in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh sheltered around 13 lakhs of displaced Rohingya people of Myanmar at 33 camps in Ukhiya and Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar on humanitarian grounds.
Marking the 6th anniversary of the Rohingya influx, various programmes including rallies, meetings, and human chains are being held at the Rohingya camps.
Rohingya leaders said they are holding programmes to meet their demands including safe and secured repatriation to Rakhine state.
Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commissioner of Cox’s Bazar Mohammad Mizanur Rahman said Rohingyas have been permitted to hold rallies on a limited scale on the genocide day.
Syed Harun-or-Rashid, Additional Deputy Inspector General of Police and Commanding Officer of the Armed Police Battalion-fourteen assigned to the security of the Rohingya camps said the law enforcement agencies are remaining alert at the camps to avert any untoward incident.
The massive offensive by Myanmar's military against the mainly Muslim minority in Rakhine state has been described as "textbook" ethnic cleansing, by the United Nations.
Bangladesh and Myanmar are working on a pilot programme to begin returning the Rohingya to their homes, despite concerns from rights groups who say conditions are not safe for their return.
Bd-pratidin English/Golam Rosul
