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Rohingyas rally in Teknaf, decry repatriation bid

From Farid Hossain
TEKNAF. May 10: Several thousand Rohingya refugees demonstrated here today agal nst their proposed repa triatton to Myanmar as many Inmates are fleeing their camp. witnesses and officials •aid
The demonstration took place at Dum Dum la camp which houses about 74000 of • bout two lakh 50 thousand Rohingya refugees who have poured ifito Bangladesh
The refugees brought out the procession and marc bed to the Teknaf upazlia headquar ters to say that they would not return home for fear of perse cution
The protest came aftcr-arords that refugees would be •ent back within the next three days and the camps would be closed
Government relief officials assured the demonstrator* that they would not be sent back by force and there was no question of closing the tamp
The repatriation of the refugees is scheduled to begin
from May IS under an agree ment between Bangladesh and Myanmar
As the officials are preparing for the repatriation. non government relief officiate re port that atk-ast 300 Inmates have already fled the eamps to dodge their effort
Some camp officials admit ted that the refugees specially young girls were missing from the camps They said they had •tepped up security measures to prevent the refugees from leaving the camps.
Meanwhile, the prospects for the repatriation to start from May 15 seem to be slim.
There has been no word from the Myanmar side if they have set up any reception centre to welcome the refugees as stipulated in an agreement signed Thursday.
The Bangladesh side Is yet to handover the first list of refugees for the repatriation.
Meanwhile, officials admitted that some groups were motivating the refugees against agreeing to go back home. This motivation Is taking place as more and more refugees are coming everyday.
According to official sources, about 2000 fresh refugees arrived today that swelled the number to two lakh 50 thousand.
But unofficial sources estimated today's arrival at about 3000.