A Correspondent :
Local people have expressed concern over the growth of new Rohingya slums after destroying forests and hills at Balukhali area of Ukhia upazila here in recent times.
In this connection, they are thinking to demonstrate tough agitation if the move is not stopped immediately.
Panel Chairman and Member of No. 1 Ward under Palongkhali Union Parishad Nurul Absar Chowdhury said, “With the increase of the new Rohingya slums at Balukhali area, the environment is getting polluted day by day. The Rohingyas are destroying forests and hills in a bid to make their new dwelling places. Not only that, they are getting involved in crimes at the areas.
Meanwhile, we hail the government’s decision to rehabilitate the Rohingyas at Thengarchar of Hatiya upazila in Noakhali district.”
It was known that, due to intolerable repression on and killing of Rohingyas in neighbouring Rakhain state of Myanmar by the country’s army, thousands of Rohingyas have migrated to Ukhia and Teknaf upazilas in Cox’s Bazar district of the country.
After investigation, it was known that, more than 50 thousand Rohingyas have entered Bangladesh through different borders in the last two months.
International Migration Organisation (IMO) sources said, most of the fleeing Rohingyas have taken refuge in the entire Chittagong and Chittagong Hill Tract districts.
Quoting the United Nations Humanitarian Aid sources, the Reuters said, around 92 thousand Muslim Rohingyas have entered Bangladesh in the last four months following intolerable torture and repression by the Myanmar law-enforcing agencies.
After visiting the areas, this correspondent found new Rohingya slums being developed in hilly areas of Paschim Balukhali under Palongkhali union in Ukhia upazila.
In a survey of an NGO Mukti, it was found that more than one and a half thousand Rohingya families have taken refuge in the Balukhali slum and new Rohingya families are also arriving there daily.
The field level officials of IMO said, thousands of Rohingyas have arrived and taken refuge inside and outside Kutupalong refugee camp.
Chairman of Palongkhali union parishad Gofur Uddin Chowdhury said, “Expressing anxiety over the large scale influx of Rohingyas and mushrooming growth of their slums, we urge the governments of Bangladesh and Myanmar to settle the issue through bilateral discussion. We also urge the concerned corner to raise the issue in international level.”
On the other hand, the environment at Balukhali and surrounding areas has become severely polluted due to random urination and defecation by the Rohingyas.
In this connection, Panel Chairman and Member of Palongkhali UP Nurul Absar Chowdhury strongly urged the concerned authority to deport the Rohingyas to Hatiya upazila of Noakhali district as soon as possible.
President of Ukhia Journalists’ Forum Faruk Ahmed said, “The influx of Rohingyas has turned the situation in Bangladesh insecure and polluted. It is now a demand of time to send them to their country. Besides, we hail the government’s decision to rehabilitate the Rohingyas to Hatiya upazila of Noakhali district.”
Local people have expressed concern over the growth of new Rohingya slums after destroying forests and hills at Balukhali area of Ukhia upazila here in recent times.
In this connection, they are thinking to demonstrate tough agitation if the move is not stopped immediately.
Panel Chairman and Member of No. 1 Ward under Palongkhali Union Parishad Nurul Absar Chowdhury said, “With the increase of the new Rohingya slums at Balukhali area, the environment is getting polluted day by day. The Rohingyas are destroying forests and hills in a bid to make their new dwelling places. Not only that, they are getting involved in crimes at the areas.
Meanwhile, we hail the government’s decision to rehabilitate the Rohingyas at Thengarchar of Hatiya upazila in Noakhali district.”
It was known that, due to intolerable repression on and killing of Rohingyas in neighbouring Rakhain state of Myanmar by the country’s army, thousands of Rohingyas have migrated to Ukhia and Teknaf upazilas in Cox’s Bazar district of the country.
After investigation, it was known that, more than 50 thousand Rohingyas have entered Bangladesh through different borders in the last two months.
International Migration Organisation (IMO) sources said, most of the fleeing Rohingyas have taken refuge in the entire Chittagong and Chittagong Hill Tract districts.
Quoting the United Nations Humanitarian Aid sources, the Reuters said, around 92 thousand Muslim Rohingyas have entered Bangladesh in the last four months following intolerable torture and repression by the Myanmar law-enforcing agencies.
After visiting the areas, this correspondent found new Rohingya slums being developed in hilly areas of Paschim Balukhali under Palongkhali union in Ukhia upazila.
In a survey of an NGO Mukti, it was found that more than one and a half thousand Rohingya families have taken refuge in the Balukhali slum and new Rohingya families are also arriving there daily.
The field level officials of IMO said, thousands of Rohingyas have arrived and taken refuge inside and outside Kutupalong refugee camp.
Chairman of Palongkhali union parishad Gofur Uddin Chowdhury said, “Expressing anxiety over the large scale influx of Rohingyas and mushrooming growth of their slums, we urge the governments of Bangladesh and Myanmar to settle the issue through bilateral discussion. We also urge the concerned corner to raise the issue in international level.”
On the other hand, the environment at Balukhali and surrounding areas has become severely polluted due to random urination and defecation by the Rohingyas.
In this connection, Panel Chairman and Member of Palongkhali UP Nurul Absar Chowdhury strongly urged the concerned authority to deport the Rohingyas to Hatiya upazila of Noakhali district as soon as possible.
President of Ukhia Journalists’ Forum Faruk Ahmed said, “The influx of Rohingyas has turned the situation in Bangladesh insecure and polluted. It is now a demand of time to send them to their country. Besides, we hail the government’s decision to rehabilitate the Rohingyas to Hatiya upazila of Noakhali district.”
