The Bangladesh government has ordered three charities – the internationally-based Muslim Aid and Islamic Relief Bangladesh, as well as the nationally-based Fazlullah Foundation – to stop providing relief to displaced Rohingya fleeing Myanmar due to security concerns. According to the NGO Affairs Bureau of Bangladesh, these charities were carrying out their operations across the country legally, as they were still registered. Also Read- Militant funding: 17 foreign NGOs under intel surveillance“Among them, Muslim Aid’s relief operations for the displaced Rohingya were cancelled last month,” he added. Islamic Relief Bangladesh Coordinator (Media) Safiul Azam said that they had applied for permission from the NGO Affairs Bureau to begin relief operations, but were yet to get a response. Nadwi further said that a letter in this regard had been sent from the Ministry of Foreign affairs to the NGO Affairs Bureau.

Source: Dhaka Tribune October 12, 2017 11:48 UTC