ATOZ GETIDEA

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. ...