Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested two members of Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA), including a top commander involved in the murder of a DGFI official. They were arrested on Thursday (October 26) during a raid in the hilly areas adjacent to the Rohingya camp at Ukhiya in Cox's Bazar, said RAB-15 Cox's Bazar Battalion Assistant Director (Legal and Media) Additional Superintendent of Police Md Abu Salam Chowdhury. 1 dies as Cyclone Hamoon batters Cox's Bazar, Chattogram The arrestees were identified as Md Osman Prakash Salman Murobbi, 50, head of ARSA's Ulama Body and Torture Cell and Md Yunus, 24, torture cell member of the organisation. During the raid, RAB found a secret torture cell operated by ARSA in the hills adjacent to Madhurchara Jame Mosque in Ward No. 6 of Rajapalang Union of Ukhiya. Body recovered from Marine Drive road in Cox's Bazar One of the arrestees, Md Osman, was allegedly involved in the murder of a DGFI official during a joint anti-drug operation and was absconding.  He was also involved in multiple murders in the area adjacent to the Rohingya camp, the RAB official said. Railway Minister to inspect Dohazari-Cox's Bazar line before inauguration In a press release issued last night, Abu Salam Chowdhury said that after receiving a tip-off, RAB raided the deep mountainous area adjacent to the Rohingya camp in Ukhiya. During the operation, massive amounts of foreign-made arms and ammunition were seized from the arrestees.

A new hospital has started its journey in Ukhiya of Cox's Bazar  to strengthen specialized health services, improving the lives and wellbeing of people living in the area.  State Minister of Disaster Management and Relief Enamur Rahman inaugurated  the Specialized Hospital on Tuesday.  The hospital, which was constructed and equipped by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, will provide specialist treatment for lifesaving interventions and secondary care for patients living in the Ukhiya area, including Rohingya refugees. Read: UNHCR Goodwill envoy Tahsan meets Rohingyas in Cox’s Bazar “This hospital is a milestone for Ukhiya. The facility offers medical treatment long sought for but until now not available in the area. The hospital has been set up by UNHCR and its partners, thanks to generous funding by the Government of Japan. We trust that the Ukhiya community will help take care of the facilities to ensure its future”, said Dr. Md. Enamur Rahman. With timely specialist consultations, the Ukhiya Specialized Hospital will reduce the need for patients to travel to Cox’s Bazar or Chattogram for treatment and make services more accessible for people with limited financial resources. It will provide outpatient surgery, dental care, eye care, orthopaedic and trauma care, physical rehabilitation, and palliative care.  These services will be supported by a laboratory, medical imaging, such as X-ray, ultrasound and echography, as well as new telemedicine services through virtual consultations by specialists.  The services are currently delivered by UNHCR partners Gonoshasthaya Kendra, Orbis International and Relief International, in close collaboration with the Ministry of Health.  An MoU signed between UNHCR, MoDMR and MoH on 30 June states that, in three years, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare will progressively take over responsibility for the management and resourcing of the facility. ”I pay tribute to the medical and administrative staff which has started working in the hospital. Serving both the local community and the Rohingya refugee population contributes to mutual understanding of each other’s needs, living conditions and well-being,” said Johannes Van Der Klaauw, UNHCR Representative. Read: UNHCR, Liberation War Museum launches ‘We are Rohingya’ photo exhibition The State Minister and UNHCR Representative were accompanied by  Md Kamrul Hasan , sectetay,  Prof. Dr. Meerjady Sabrina Flora, Additional Director General of Health Services, Shah Rezwan Hayat, Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commissioner (RRRC), Taskforce Commander Brigadier Azahar, Hiroyuki Yamaya, Minister for the Embassy of Japan, and Ita Schuette Head of UNHCR Cox’s Bazar. “This new hospital will facilitate access to specialised care, same-day surgeries and other services scarcely available in Cox’s Bazar. I sincerely hope that this project will contribute to better health and living conditions for Rohingya refugees and host communities in Cox’s Bazar”, said Mr. Hiroyuki Yamaya, Minister of the Embassy of Japan in Bangladesh.  The Government of Japan contributed USD 1.7 million for the construction of in-patient facilities, installation of medical equipment, and procurement of medical items for the hospital. For additional information please contact: Regina De La Portilla, Communications Officer, delaport@unhcr.org; +880 1 847 327 279

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) on Friday detained five drug peddlers and seized 6,90,000 yaba pills from Ukhiya upazila of Cox's Bazar. The detainees are Mahbub, 30, son of the late Kabir Ahmed of Jaliapalang Pineashia Charpara area, Iqbal Hossain's wife Sufia Sultana Sumi ,26, Ali Ahmed's wife Fatema Begum ,65, Md. Rafiq Ullah, son of Md. Kalu Mia of Chakbaitha West Dighinala and Md Rafiq Alam. Acting on a tip-off, a patrol team of BGB-34 conducted a drive at Iqbal Hossain’s house in the Koroibunia area around Friday at midnight and detained four of them with 50,000 yaba pills, said a media release of BGB. Based on their information, the law enforcers conducted another drive at the Rujupara area and seized 6 lakh more yaba tablets, said the release. Later BGB men arrested Rafiq Alam with 40,000 pcs of yaba from Gorjonbunia border.

The new President of Caritas Bangladesh (CB) Bishop James Romen Boiragi on Monday said the Forcibly Displaced Myanmar Nationals (FDMNs), or Rohingyas, now taking shelter in the refugee camps of Ukhiya upazila, are the most vulnerable community in the region. He made the remarks while visiting the Kutupalong camp together with the organisation's Executive Director (ED) Sebastian Rozario. While talking to Rohingya people and their leaders, the CB President said, “We want peaceful repatriation of the Rohingya community to their motherland as it’s your demand as well.” CB President visited Camp-4 and Camp-4 Extension in Ukhiya where CB has been providing various facilities to FDMNs since the massive influx in 2017. READ: 379 more Rohingyas reach Bhasan Char During the visit to Rohingya Camp-4 and Camp 4-Extension, CB high officials spoke to Camp-in-Charge (CIC) Md Mahfujar Rahman (Deputy Secretary). CB President thanked the government of Bangladesh through the CIC for giving them the opportunity to work for the FDMNs. “Caritas Bangladesh is the pioneer organization in protecting the environment here and started tree plantation activities and distributed LPG Cylinders to stop deforestation,” said CB President. Talking to CB President, Md Obaidul Haque, a Majhi (camp-wise leader of Rohingya people) of Camp-4, said they are happy in the camp but they want to go to their motherland ultimately. CB’s Emergency Response Program (ERP) Project Director Marcel Ratan Guda; Head of Operation of ERP, Mr Inmanuel Chayan Biswas; Camp Coordinator Paritosh Chakrabortty, among others, were present.

Armed Police Battalion (APBn) has detained another Rohingya man from Ukhiya on Sunday over suspicion of his being involved in the killing of Rohingya leader Mohib Ullah raising the number of arrestees to five. The 5th arrestee was named as Md Ilias,35, a resident of Kutupalong camp-5. Tipped off a drive was conducted at the camp around 12pm and Ilias was held while trying to run away, said SP Naimul Haque, commander of the 14th Armed Police Battalion. With this, five suspects have been arrested since the murder on September 29. Read: 4 held over Mohib Ullah murder; 7-day remand sought for 2 Earlier on Friday two Rohingya men Mohammad Selim,33, and Shawkat Ullah,23, were arrested and on Saturday another two Rohingya men Abdus Salam,32, and Jiaur Rahman,32, were taken into custody. All were arrested from Kutupalong Rohingya camps. A Cox’s Bazar court on Sunday placed Mohammad Selim and Shawkat Ullah on a three-day remand for interrogation about over the killing. On Thursday night, police registered a murder case following a complaint from Mohib Ullah’s brother Habib Ullah, said officer-in-charge Sanjur Morshed. Read: Mohib's murder: FIR lodged, probe in full swing, say police Unknown assailants gunned down Mohib on Wednesday night. Formerly a teacher in Myanmar, the slain activist was popularly known as Master Mohib Ullah among the Rohingya refugees. He was the head of Arakan Rohingya Society for Peace and Human Rights (ARSPH) at Kutupalong camp.

Four suspects have so far been arrested in connection with Rohingya leader Mohib Ullah’s murder at Lambashia camp-1 in Ukhiya. Of them, Selim and Shawkat were presented before Cox’s Bazar Judicial Magistrate’s court on Saturday as Ukhiya police sought a seven-day remand to interrogate them. The court set Sunday to hear the remand plea, said sub-sub-inspector Chandan Kumar Chakrawarty at the court. Shawkat was arrested on Saturday afternoon from a Kutupalong Rohingya camp, said officer-in-charge of Ukhiya police station Sanjur Morshed. Also read: Rohingya leader Mohibullah assassinated Armed Police Battalion (APBn) personnel arrested Ziaur and Salam on Friday early morning from Kutupalong camps and Selim on Friday noon from Kutupalong camp-6. SP Naimul Haque, commander of the 14th APBn, said the three arrestees were later handed over to Ukhiya police station. Since Mohib Ullah’s murder, patrol by police and APBn personnel been beefed up at the Rohingya camps, the SP added. On Thursday night, police registered a murder case over Mohib Ullah’s murder following a complaint from Mohib Ullah’s brother Habib Ullah, said officer-in-charge Sanjur Morshed. Unknown assailants gunned down Mohib on Wednesday night. He was first taken to a local medical facility and later shifted to Cox's Bazar Sadar Hospital, where doctors declared him dead. Read: Mohib's murder: FIR lodged, probe in full swing, say police He was buried in Lambashia camp-1 in Ukhiya upazila on Thursday afternoon after his namaz-e-janaza, which was attended by a large number of Rohingya refugees from camps in Ukhiya and Teknaf upazilas. Formerly a teacher in Myanmar, the slain activist was popularly known as Master Mohib Ullah among the Rohingya refugees. He was the head of Arakan Rohingya Society for Peace and Human Rights (ARSPH) at Kutupalong camp.

Slain Rohingya leader Mohib Ullah was buried in Lambashia camp-1 in Kutupalong refugee camp in Ukhiya upazila on Thursday afternoon. Mohib Ullah’s namaz-e-janaza was held at Lambashia mosque attended by a large number of Rohingyas from refugee camps Ukhiya and Teknaf upazilas, said his brother Habib Ullah. Unknown gunmen sprayed 46-year-old Mohib with bullets on Wednesday night as the chairman of the Arakan Rohingya Society for Peace and Human Rights (ARSPH) at Kutupalong camp. Mohib Ulah was first rushed to a local medical facility and later referred to Cox's Bazar Sadar Hospital where the on-duty doctor declared him dead. Also read: Rohingya leader Mohibullah assassinated

A top Rohingya leader was shot dead by an unknown assailant inside the Kutupalong refugee camp in Ukhia on Wednesday, police said. The slain leader was identified as Mohammad Mohibullah, chairman of the Arakan Rohingya Society for Peace and Human Rights (ARSPH). The 14th APBn commander SP Md Naimul Haque confirmed that the incident occurred at around 8:30pm. He was shot at five times, collapsing after three rounds hit him. Mohibullah was first rushed to a local medical facility and later referred to Cox's Bazar Sadar Hospital where the on-duty doctor declared him dead, added Naimul.

Two Rohingyas were killed on Saturday in landslides following heavy rainfall in Ukhiya and Teknaf in Cox's Bazar. The deceased have been identified as Rahim Ullah, 35, and  Nur Hasina, 20. The fatal incidents took place at Mainarghona camp in Ukhiya’s Balukhali union and at Chakmarkul camp in Teknaf’s Hoaikong union. Also read: Lockdown extended in Rohingya camps, Teknaf upazila The captain of the 14th Armed Police Battalion (APBn) and Superintendent of Police MD Shihab Kayser confirmed the news to UNB. “Rahim Ullah died in the landslide at around 10:30 am in the morning while he was cutting soil. Upon receiving the news a team of APBn recovered the dead body and handed it over to the concerned authorities,” Kayser said. Also read: Cyclone Yaas: 25 villages flooded in Hatia, Bhasan Char Rohingya camps not affected “The house of Nur Hasina was demolished due to a landslide at around 2pm. APBn rescued Hasina and rushed her to a local medical facility where the on-duty doctor declared her dead,” said 16th APBn Additional Superintendent of Police Tariqul Islam. The dead bodies were handed over to police, who sent them to Cox’s Bazar Sadar Hospital morgue for autopsy, reported our local correspondent citing APBn sources.

A Turkish military cargo plane carrying hospital supplies and 13 volunteers arrived in Chattogram's Shah Amanat International Airport Friday for refugee camps in Cox's Bazar which shelters thousands of Rohingyas. Wing Commander Farhad Hossain Khan, manager of Shah Amanat International Airport, confirmed this to UNB. Also read: 3 Rohingyas killed in Ukhiya fire Earlier, another Turkish military cargo plane carrying hospital supplies and a field hospital landed in Bangladesh following the March 22 deadly blaze in Cox's Bazar. The fire swept through the Balukhali Rohingya camp in Ukhiya, killing at least 11 people. Also read: Rohingya camp fire: Death toll climbs to 11 Also, it turned 9,300 shanties, 136 learning centres and a police barrack into ashes and displaced more than 45,000 people. Aid agencies and the government had started rebuilding shelters after the large scale fire ripped through the camp last month.