AB News: August 6, 2024

It is reported that Muslims from Maungdaw Township, Rakhine State are being trafficked to Bangladesh in cooperation with the Military Council’s Army and the Muslim Armed groups.

A Muslim man told AB News that each Muslim who wants to cross into Bangladesh has to pay 500,000 Kyats.

“If you want to cross to Bangladesh, you can cross if you pay 5 lakhs. Various types of wooden boats are convenient. Mainly the Muslim armed groups take the task to send the people to Bangladesh,” he said.

About 200 families of around 600 individuals from Maungni Village, Maungdaw Township, arrived at Fezi Village around 4 pm on August 4th to cross the Naf River and enter Bangladesh.

It is reported that the three boats were hired from Jalia Para, Teknaf Sadar, Cox’s Bazar Bangladesh by Dil Mohammad, a member of an armed group who is from the Kanyintan Ward of Maungdaw to send the people from Rakhine to Bangladesh. 

Kamal Hossain, 35 years old, the son of the Sultan from Padin Paiksait village (Muslim village), and Yusuf 35 years old from Kanyintan Ward in Maungdaw, were assigned the task of taking the list of people and collecting money from the people who wanted to cross the River to Bangladesh. 

In addition, more than 600 people who arrived in Fezi village by crossing the Naf River to Bangladesh are said to have weapons.

In addition, it is reported that there are some military weapons with those of more than 600 Muslims who arrived in Fezi village to cross the Naf River to Bangladesh.