6 members Muslim family detained in Buthidaung after illegal entrance from Bangladesh

 Six members of a Muslim family, who entered illegally from Bangladesh, were arrested in Buthidaung township, said a statement issued by Rakhine State military council.

 

The junta officials went to Myaung Nar village under Buthidaung township on Friday following an input about the family.

 

“During inspections, they found the family of Amin Ali (37 years old). There were two women and three children in the family,” said a source close to the junta officials.

 

They took shelter in Kutupalaung refugee camp of Cox’s Bazar locality in south Bangladesh for many years. They left the camp without informing others. 

 

The Muslim family moved from Teknaf township, a border township of Bangladesh, to Rathedaung township of Rakhine State with an aim to arrive back at their previous place in Myaung Nar village.

 

Initially the family arrived at Ah Angu Maw Kon Dan village and then proceeded to Akar Taung village under Rathedaung Township. They hired boats and entered Buthidaung with no valid documents.

 

A resident of Buthidaung said that often those refugees leave Bangladesh to arrive in Malaysia looking for jobs, but sometimes the brokers cheat them. On many occasions they are arrested on the way.

 

But this family came to Rakhine State to live in their former village, added the resident.

 

Currently, the family members have been detained at a local police station. They will face charges under the immigration laws of Myanmar.