Reza Mahmud, back from Teknaf :
Persecution driven Rohingya women have forgotten to stop crying in temporary refugee camps in Teknaf and Ukhiya upazilas of Cox’s Bazar district.
“Myanmar army and armed Buddhist militants have killed my husband outside Nga Yant Chaung village adjacent to Buthidaung town. My family is now helpless,” said Nasima Khatun with tear, a Rohingya refugee from Thaingkhali camp in Ukhiya upazila.
As Nasima Khatun was sharing her sorrowful story with this correspondent, the other Rohingya women surrounding her were also seen crying.
They (other women) said they are not just crying for expressing their sympathy to Nasima, but they are crying because they have also horrific stories of their own lives.
Fatima Khatun from the border village of Taung Pyo Let Yar near Maungdaw town said her husband and two of their sons were killed by Myanmar army in their home.
“We were in our home in the morning but suddenly a car stopped near our home. Before we understand anything we had to face gun fire. We saw that some military soldiers were surrounding our village and firing indiscriminately. My husband and sons were tried to flee but the army men caught and wounded them with bullets, and then slaughtered them before us,” she said with tears and failed to say anything for a few moment.
Later, she described the horror scenario of their village conducted jointly by the army, the armed Buddhist monks and other Rakhine terrorists.
“They attacked on the men, women and children who were trying to flee after their homes set were on fire by the army and the Buddhist terrors. They caught the women, raped them and killed. They did not let the children spare to flee. They killed numbers of children before their mothers,” said Fatima Khatun.
“These are our endless horrific stories brother! Our crying will never be ended. We become deaf and lost our feelings. It is not humanity. Why they have been persecuting us for long? Where is the civilized world. Why the world so silent on our matter? Are not we human being?” asked Mumina, another Rohingya woman from Unchiprang Rohingya camp in Teknaf.
She said that her family was living in a camp inside Myanmar. But the army did not let them live there with peace.
“We were living in a camp near Maungdaw township since December 2016. After fleeing from army’s persecution in November in 2016, we tried to enter Bangladesh. But the security forces of Bangladesh driven us from the border with our boat,” Mumina said.
She said, “We were floating in the Bay of Bengal. Then the Myanmar government had given us a chance to live in a temporary camp inside of the country after getting huge pressure from the world about floating people in the sea. But that little peace also did not last long. The army set fire in our camp and killed many of us by shooting and slaughtering.”
Although some of us managed to enter Bangladesh, many of our dear and near ones lost their lives by the uncivilized Mug Army (Myanmar Army), she said.
Persecution driven Rohingya women have forgotten to stop crying in temporary refugee camps in Teknaf and Ukhiya upazilas of Cox’s Bazar district.
“Myanmar army and armed Buddhist militants have killed my husband outside Nga Yant Chaung village adjacent to Buthidaung town. My family is now helpless,” said Nasima Khatun with tear, a Rohingya refugee from Thaingkhali camp in Ukhiya upazila.
As Nasima Khatun was sharing her sorrowful story with this correspondent, the other Rohingya women surrounding her were also seen crying.
They (other women) said they are not just crying for expressing their sympathy to Nasima, but they are crying because they have also horrific stories of their own lives.
Fatima Khatun from the border village of Taung Pyo Let Yar near Maungdaw town said her husband and two of their sons were killed by Myanmar army in their home.
“We were in our home in the morning but suddenly a car stopped near our home. Before we understand anything we had to face gun fire. We saw that some military soldiers were surrounding our village and firing indiscriminately. My husband and sons were tried to flee but the army men caught and wounded them with bullets, and then slaughtered them before us,” she said with tears and failed to say anything for a few moment.
Later, she described the horror scenario of their village conducted jointly by the army, the armed Buddhist monks and other Rakhine terrorists.
“They attacked on the men, women and children who were trying to flee after their homes set were on fire by the army and the Buddhist terrors. They caught the women, raped them and killed. They did not let the children spare to flee. They killed numbers of children before their mothers,” said Fatima Khatun.
“These are our endless horrific stories brother! Our crying will never be ended. We become deaf and lost our feelings. It is not humanity. Why they have been persecuting us for long? Where is the civilized world. Why the world so silent on our matter? Are not we human being?” asked Mumina, another Rohingya woman from Unchiprang Rohingya camp in Teknaf.
She said that her family was living in a camp inside Myanmar. But the army did not let them live there with peace.
“We were living in a camp near Maungdaw township since December 2016. After fleeing from army’s persecution in November in 2016, we tried to enter Bangladesh. But the security forces of Bangladesh driven us from the border with our boat,” Mumina said.
She said, “We were floating in the Bay of Bengal. Then the Myanmar government had given us a chance to live in a temporary camp inside of the country after getting huge pressure from the world about floating people in the sea. But that little peace also did not last long. The army set fire in our camp and killed many of us by shooting and slaughtering.”
Although some of us managed to enter Bangladesh, many of our dear and near ones lost their lives by the uncivilized Mug Army (Myanmar Army), she said.
