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After visiting Bhasanchar, a 40-member Rohingya delegation returned to their camp in Cox’s Bazar on Tuesday night (September 6). While they were there, they made positive comments about Bhasanchar. However, on Wednesday (September 9), they did not campaign for Bhasanchar among other Rohingya members in the camp. Rather, he complained that he was receiving threats that he would be harmed if propaganda about Bhasanchar were spread.
Nur Mohammad, head of the Shamlapur Rohingya refugee camp near Marine Drive in Teknaf, said he had received the threat on Wednesday (September 9) afternoon.
He said: “Abdur Shukkur alias Hazur has been threatened by phone. It has been said: ‘Who are you? Who gave him the responsibility of handing over to the government the list of those taken from the camp to Bhasanchar? If you campaign in the camp, you have the news that there will be no place in this world for long. We will talk again. ‘This is how I received the threat. “
Meanwhile, the government has taken the initiative to send at least one lakh of Rohingya refugees from overcrowded refugee camps to the island, which has risen at the mouth of the Meghna River and the Bay of Bengal.
Majhi Nur Mohammad added: “Four Rohingya leaders from my camp have visited Bhasanchar. They are being threatened with various tactics. After 12pm on Tuesday night, Abdur Shukkur alias Hazur threatened me, telling me not to campaign in the camp with Bhasanchar. So that no one goes there. Otherwise, the consequences will not be good, he said. Also, the line was cut when mentioning that he will call again.
He stated: “We have provided a lot of help to the government during the resettlement and repatriation of Rohingya last year. At that time, one hundred people were voluntarily convinced to go to Bhasanchar. Even then I had to face such threats and problems. The current situation has been reported to the authorities.
Hamid Hossain, head of the Hakimpara refugee camp in Ukhia. He is a resident of Merullapara, Maungdaw, Myanmar. He fled to Bangladesh on August 25, 2016 in the face of an operation by Myanmar troops. He was the team leader of the Rohingya delegation visiting Bhasanchar.
Hamid Hossain said: ‘The infrastructure and surroundings of Bhasanchar are beautiful. However, we do not agree with the houses there. The day before my arrival, when I was asked my opinion on Bhasanchar, I raised the matter with the officials on behalf of everyone. After returning, there was no campaign in the field until Wednesday to go to Bhasanchar. Also, various rumors have been circulating since I got here. The matter has been informed to the interested party.
Returning to Bhasanchar, the head of the Jadimura refugee camp in Teknaf said: “The campaign has not started in the camp on Bhasanchar’s infrastructure and environment. Furthermore, the CICs in the camp also said nothing on this issue.
The same said two other Rohingya leaders who returned. However, on condition of anonymity, another Rohingya leader said: ‘To be honest, I came to Bangladesh as a victim of the genocide in Myanmar. If I want to go, I will go to Myanmar, not Bhasanchar. Again, many think that they are now closer to Myanmar. When I go to Bhasanchar, I will be isolated. Furthermore, fear is also at work among many.
Earlier, visiting Rohingya leaders said from Bhasanchar: “The Rohingya in the camp will be briefed on the infrastructure and beautiful surroundings. We will try to get at least some families from each camp to voluntarily agree to go to Bhasanchar.
Rohingya leaders returning from Bhasanchar have not yet started campaigning in the camp, said Mohammad Khalid Hossain, officer in charge (CIC) of the Jadimura and Shalbagan Rohingya camps in Teknaf.
Another senior government official in charge of refugee camp security, who did not want to be named, said: “There are rumors that Rohingya leaders visiting Bhasanchar are being threatened. The matter will be seriously investigated and legal action will be taken.
According to sources, the government brought 40 Rohingya representatives from Teknaf to Bhasanchar last Saturday (September 5) with the mediation of the army. The delegation arrived in Bhasanchar via Chittagong around 5 pm on Saturday. They were informed about the arrangements made by the Bangladeshi government in Bhasanchar for them. Then they were shown the entire infrastructure of the housing project for two days (Sunday and Monday). At that time, officials from the Navy, the police and the RRRC office were present with them. (September 6) They arrived at camp at Cox’s Bazar on Tuesday night.
The government has implemented a shelter project in Bhasanchar at a cost of Tk 2,312 crore of its own funds for the relocation of the Rohingya. In order to protect an area of 40 square kilometers from the tides and tides, 13 km long dams and the infrastructure of 120 cluster villages suitable for one lakh of Rohingya have been built. At a meeting of the National Economic Council in December last year, the cost of the project for Bhasanchar was increased by Tk 63 crore to Tk 3,095 crore. The additional money will increase the height of the dam from 10 feet to 19 feet and increase the cost of construction and construction of a jetty for UN representatives, among other benefits.
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