Since August nearly 650,000 Rohing­ya Muslim­s have fled a milita­ry operat­ion in Myanma­rCOX'S BAZAR: Bangladesh police arrested an alleged human trafficker and intercepted two Rohingya refugees preparing to board a boat for Malaysia, officials said Friday. Bangladesh authorities worry many refugees may risk travelling to Southeast Asia by boat, a route once popular among Rohingya seeking economic opportunities outside the grim, long-standing camps in Cox’s Bazar. Diphtheria kills nine in Bangladesh Rohingya campsBangladesh has arrested dozens of suspected traffickers and broken up networks since the 2015 crackdown, but authorities fear these networks could be revived during the latest Rohingya crisis. We are working day and night,” Iqbal Hossain, head of police in Cox’s Bazar district where the Rohingya camps are located, told AFP. He said police were not aware of a single journey undertaken by a people smuggling vessel in Cox’s Bazar in the previous two years, citing the success of law enforcement efforts.

Source: The Express Tribune December 15, 2017 10:18 UTC