Hilly land owned by forest department. Rohingas have to pay two to three thousand taka to take shelter in a piece of 10 hand length and eight-hand width in the land. But the money is not owned by forest land, but the local influential chakra.
More than 15,000 settlements have already been constructed in the hills of Reikshanging Hill of Kutupalong, Palangkhali, Balukuli, Thiyangkhali and Waikung Union along the Cox's Bazar-Teknaf highway. Everyday a cycle of local influential Rohingyas is capturing millions of rupees in this way.
However, the Cox's Bazar district administration spokesman and Cox's Bazar Additional District Magistrate Khaled Mahmud said that allegations of taking money from Rohingyas were also brought to the district administration by selling a number of cyclone forests in the Rohingya people, especially the local Kutupalong locality. Therefore, Ukhia Upazila Executive Officer has been ordered to take action against these influential or the brokers. The administration has already arranged half-way brokers to set up mobile courts.
The allegation has been raised, those who are able to make money are given the opportunity to build their houses. If you can not pay the money is left on the street or in the open field.
On the other hand, around 200 acres of forest land was occupied in Kutupalong area along the Cox's Bazar-Teknaf highway and surrounded by tremors in different ways. Others, including a local UP member and his syndicate Nurul Kabir Bhutto, are selling lands for the construction of slopes and trees in these forest lands. Many Rohingyas, who have settled on the hills, have complained to the reporter.
It was found that Kamal Ahmed (60) and his son from Mymember's Raimaruna area of Myanmar were constructing houses in the Kutupalong area. Hossain (30) Md. Hossain said that the land owner had given Tk 3,000 to get the land, claiming the landlord, Nurul Kabir Bhutto and Bakhtiyaar member. They have been allowed to construct a house of 10 hand lengths and eight-hand stone. Nobody is allowed to build houses if the money is not given.
He said, "On Sunday, we entered into Bangladesh with Shilkhali border point of Myanmar. Here we are running out of news about the new Rohingya camp. There was no place to live. Two days have passed with six members of the family on the road side. Then the owner of the land gave permission to the people if they gave money to the claimants.
UP member Bakhtiar Ahmed denied the allegation saying, "Some local people have called these names of journalists to make me suffer. Actually I am not involved in any of these activities. '
Little Khaleque and Ali Hossain were working on measuring the land for the construction of houses of the Rohingyas in the hills of Palangkhali. They said that the owner of the hill Ali Ahmed, Anwar Hossain, Shukku Member, Mufidul Alam, Joynal Uddin, Helal Uddin Member, Shahab Uddin, Nurul Alam. So they are selling the occupation rights to Rohingas in return for money.
Likewise, Nurul Amin and Zainal Abedin are selling possession rights to the Rohingyas by cutting hills in the open areas of Tajinarama.
There are allegations: Some people, including Shahab Mia, Mir Kashem and Amiya Baruas, were working to measure the land for the construction of houses for the Rohingyas in the hills of Rayakshanyang in Haiking union of Teknaf upazila. They claim that they are the owners of their own lands and the flat lands of the hills. Shahab Mia said that their 60 people have a landless association. The land has been acquired from the 60 land offices. Everyone has seven granite land. They used to plant different crops there. Each bigha land would earn two lakh rupees a month. If the Rohingyas are coming, then the crops of the land are being destroyed. Rohingya people are building houses there. They invested about 20 lakhs in this land. Therefore, the Rohingya people are being paid one and a half to two thousand taka for damages.
According to the same, the resident of the Reikkangera Kala Mia. He said, 'I took lease from the government in the two phases of 71 century land. I used to cultivate that land. Now the Rohingyas are making settlements there. We want compensation for this. "
Abdur Rashid and his family members from Balibazar, Maungdaw, in Myanmar were taking rest in the open space by placing two poles in the open. He said that he could not get a place. The people claiming to be in the place where the pole is parked, the people demanded 3,000 taka. Otherwise saying to leave. If you do not give money, you will not stay here. We took one day.
He said that on Tuesday he went to Bangladesh with six members of the family along with Shilkhali border point. At the time of the boat, 10 thousand kayats (Myanmar money) has to pay. There is also the money to be paid for coming.
Residency resident, vegetable cultivator, Seydur Rahman said, there are 60 people who have land. Rohingyas are building houses on that land. As compensation for land, the owners are taking Tk 2,000 as compensation from each Rohingya family. However, he did not give any place to the land he had planted.
Abdul Basset, a UP member of Waiqing Union's Ward 3, said, "In the two days, 40 thousand Rohingyas have taken shelter in the hills of Reikshang. More Rohingyas are taking shelter every day. So far, Rohingyas have not been given any help or assistance in government or private levels. They are living in a very moral life. Many are spending the night under the open sky. We have also learned that the people who have land here are taking money from Rohingya with the opportunity to construct the house.
Southern Forest Department of Cox's Bazar
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