Cox’s Bazar Correspondent: Displaced due to barbaric persecution, I found refuge in Bangladesh with a wounded body. The wounds on the body have dried up with the cooperation of the United Nations and the sincerity of Bangladesh. But the heartache will not heal until Myanmar gives us full citizenship. Take us back (Myanmar) by guaranteeing dignity with citizenship and home.
The Rohingya leaders said these things during a peaceful human chain and rally at the Rohingya camp in Cox’s Bazar on Thursday (June 8) morning.
The Rohingya leaders said they fled to Bangladesh to save their lives and dignity during the ethnic cleansing in Myanmar. Now they want to return to their homes immediately. Repatriation is not started even though there are repeated meetings about repatriation. As this demand becomes stronger, the dual policy of the United Nations is revealed. Reducing the rations of Rohingyas and stopping the rations of those who want to return is mysterious. We seek the cooperation of the United Nations on the issue of repatriation by refraining from such activities. Therefore, we demand speedy repatriation and a fair trial for the murders, rapes, and oppression that happened in 2017.
Rohingya leaders thanked the Bangladesh government and Prime Minister for providing safe shelter and said that they should refrain from doing anything that upsets the government and people of this country because they have given us shelter. Many of us have put the whole Rohingya community to shame by being involved in various criminal activities, including drugs. Until the repatriation, the Bangladesh government and the local people should give us shelter and maintain the situation.
According to Rohingya leaders, although the process of repatriation is in sight, it has not reached the stage of implementation. Because of the Rohingyas, crime has increased in society, including drug invasion, theft, and robbery. Because of the Rohingyas, local citizens have to get a certificate that they are not Rohingyas. It’s a shame. Cox’s Bazar residents are happy today. The only way out of this is to rid Cox’s Bazar of Rohingyas through repatriation.
Thousands of Rohingya spontaneously gathered in human chains to demand justice for the persecution. The human chain gradually turned into a rally. In the rally, they demanded a fair trial for the murders, rapes, and oppression that happened in 2017. They wished for speedy repatriation with full dignity.
