Burma Hands Over 30 Bangladeshi Migrants
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Teknaf: Burmese border authorities handed 30 Bangladeshi migrants over to Bangladesh Rifles on Sunday at the Maungdaw - Teknaf border point, said a Bangladeshi official.
He said that Burma's border security force, Nasaka, brought the individuals from the Burmese town Maungdaw to Teknaf in a machine boat at noon on the day to hand over to Bangladesh authorities.
Bangladeshi authorities received the group at a BDR outpost located on the banks of the Naff River, but immediately transferred the 30 to a Teknaf police station to verify their nationality.
A police official from the Teknaf police station said the migrants are being detained at the Teknaf station while it is determined whether or not they are Bangladeshi citizens.
He also added that if any turn out to not be Bangladeshi, they authority will take action in accordance with the law.
According to information from Burmese authorities, the 30 migrants were arrested by the Burmese navy two months ago in Burmese waters when they entered Burmese territory in a machine boat.
It has also been learned that the migrants were arrested in Burma en route to Malaysia via sea, in order to look for work there. #
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