Rohingya refugees are in dire need of help to survive, those who have the means to help must come forward and do whatever they can to mitigate their sufferings.
We are aghast by learning that twenty truck loads of relief materials sent by BNP for the refugees were barred by Ukhia administration from reaching the helpless people, it is just unbelievable. A most deplorable action in the name of rules and regulations. It looks likes that some other motive is working behind this action, We are puzzled, what could be the reason for which suffering people were deprived from getting the relief materials?
We urge not to bring politics in every matter, it is unpalatable.
Nur Jahan
Chittagong
Give back their right to them
Rakhine is not the real name of the country wherefrom the Muslims are being evicted by the uncivilized Myanmar government. Its genuine name is Arakan. Sixteen Muslim emperors ruled Arakan between 1404 and 1612 A.D. But taking the advantage of the weak military power, King Bodhapowa occupied the country in 1784 and made it part of Burma. Nevertheless, the Burmese government had to leave Arakan, Asam and Monipur in 1826 after a war with the British government. Ironically, when Burma in 1948 earned independence from the British government, Arakan was handed to Myanmar instead of giving back its independence. So, the Yangoon government had no right to evict the ethnic people from their homeland.
We think that the Security Council should adopt a resolution recommending mobilization of the UN forces in the Arakan State and giving back independence to the Rohingya people living all over the world.
In this regard, we are sorry to say that communism went to the death bed in 1991 and died on September 12 in 2017 with the Chinese supports to Myanmar. It is a fact that every man acts according to its nature. And that is why the so-called Marxist leaders of China gave support to Pakistan against our right to independence in 1971 and repeated their colonial character after 46 years.
As regards Indian policy, we expected something different from the Narendro Modi government, contrarily found exposure. We hope the Bangladesh government will stamd by the unarmed people of Arakan.
Ameer Hamzah
Dhaka
