Myanmar police fire on children playing football; 1 hurt

Rohingyas in no man’s land

A Rohingya child was shot and injured as Myanmar Boarder Police (BGP) yesterday fired on some Rohingya children playing football at the no man's land along the Naikhyangchhari border of Bandarban at around 4:30pm.

The injured child was identified as Ansar Ullah, 11, son of Jamir Uddin, who fled Raymonkhali village under Ekbonia thana in Mongdu district of Myanmar after military crackdown in Rakhine last August.

Naikhyangchhari Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Sadia Afrin Kochi said that patrolling BGP personnel from Myanmar territory opened fire without any provocation on a group about 15-20 Rohingya children, who were playing football at Konapara on the no man's land around 4:30pm. The child named Ansar was injured in the shooting.

The boy, wounded at his leg, was undergoing treatment at Kutupalong Red Crescent hospital, said Jahangir Aziz, chairman of Ghumdhum union parishad. The Rohingyas are living there at the no man’s land and Boarder Guard Bangladesh (BGB) rescued the boy and sent him to the hospital, said Aziz.

About 5,800 Rohingyas fleeing from Rakhine in Myanmar have been living in the no man's land along the Naikhyangchhari border since the Myanmar army launched crackdown on August 25 last year. In the latest crackdown over 700,000 Rohingyas fled to Bangladesh and took shelter at various places in the Cox’s bazaar district.

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Myanmar police fire on children playing football; 1 hurt

Rohingyas in no mans land

A Rohingya child was shot and injured as Myanmar Boarder Police (BGP) yesterday fired on some Rohingya children playing football at the no mans land along the Naikhyangchhari border of Bandarban at around 4:30pm. The injured child was identified as Ansar Ullah, 11, son of Jamir Uddin, who fled Raymonkhali village under Ekbonia thana in Mongdu district of Myanmar after military crackdown in Rakhine last August. Naikhyangchhari Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Sadia Afrin Kochi said that patrolling BGP personnel from Myanmar territory opened fire without any provocation on a group about 15-20 Rohingya children, who were playing football at Konapara on the no mans land around 4:30pm. The child named Ansar was injured in the shooting. The boy, wounded at his leg, was undergoing treatment at Kutupalong Red Crescent hospital, said Jahangir Aziz, chairman of Ghumdhum union parishad. The Rohingyas are living there at the no mans land and Boarder Guard Bangladesh (BGB) rescued the boy and sent him to the hospital, said Aziz. About 5,800 Rohingyas fleeing from Rakhine in Myanmar have been living in the no mans land along the Naikhyangchhari border since the Myanmar army launched crackdown on August 25 last year. In the latest crackdown over 700,000 Rohingyas fled to Bangladesh and took shelter at various places in the Coxs bazaar district. IK