No more Rohingya will be allowed in Bangladesh: Home Minister

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Friday stated that Bangladesh will no longer permit the entry of Rohingya or other Myanmar nationals.

He said this to journalists while visiting Ukhia Rohingya Camp in Cox’s Bazar.

Asaduzzaman said weapons are being used in Rohingya camps while Rohingyas are divided into different groups and sub-groups.

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), Armed Police Battalion (APBn) and Army are working to control the Rohingyas, he added.

The home minister said some evidences of concern over forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals, the Rohingyas, are being seen.

"From the beginning, we are saying that if the Rohingyas cannot be send back within the quickest time, there will be unrest here. A hub of international criminals can be created here. Now we are witnessing some evidences of that concern," he added.

The presence of some people who are fighting inside Myanmar has been noticed here, he mentioned.

Asaduzzaman said the biggest matter of concern is - Bangladesh doesn't produce any drugs but drugs are coming from Myanmar as some people of the camp are involved with drug peddling.

"We are trying to identify them to bring them to justice" he said.

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun, Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commissioner Mohammed Mizanur Rahman, APBn chief Selim Mohammad Jahangir, Additional Inspector General Anwar Hossain and Chattogram Range DIG Noor-E-Alam Mina were present on the occasion.