11 Rohingyas sent back to Myanmar
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) yesterday sent back 11 more Rohingyas to Myanmar from Teknaf in Cox's Bazar.
Commanding Officer of the BGB 42 battalion Lt Col Zahid Hasan said they noticed a boat with the people was entering Bangladesh's territory in Hnila area around 3:00pm.
A team of BGB intercepted the boat in Naff River and sent it back to the Maungdaw area of the neighbouring country, he said.
Since June 11 this year, the BGB has so far sent back around 1200 Rohingyas following the recent sectarian violence between Rakhine Buddhists and Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine state of Myanmar, he added.
Meanwhile, BGB members yesterday distributed relief materials including rice, molasses, mineral water and saline to flood-hit around 700 people at Shahporirdwip.
The island remained disconnected with Teknaf following collapse of the embankment and the connecting road due to onrush of flood water since July 22.
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