70 more Rohingyas held on charge of intrusion
Law enforcers raided different areas of Cox's Bazar town over the last three days and arrested 70 more Rohingyas who entered the country illegally.
The drive started at 7:00am on Saturday and continued until yesterday afternoon.
Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Cox's Bazar Model Police Station Prodip Kumar Das said several thousand Myanmar Rohingyas, who illegally entered the country, are now staying in the town and getting involved in different professions.
They pull rickshaws and work at hotels and restaurants and also as day labourers, the OC said, adding that most of them are involved in criminal activities in the town.
The OC further said drive will continue and action will also be taken against those who are sheltering the Rohingyas.
Separate cases have been filed with Model Police Station against the arrested Rohingyas on charges of entering Bangladesh illegally.
On January 5 and 6, the law enforcers arrested 39 Rohingyas, raiding different places including Tekpara, Burmese Market, bus terminal and the town's main road.
They also recovered 30 rickshaws from the arrested Rohingyas and later produced them in Cox's Bazar Judicial Magistrate's Court that sent them to jail.
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