Rohingya rafts keep coming

Over 1,500 Rohingya floated into Bangladesh in a single day yesterday as the persecuted minorities continue to flee violence in Myanmar.

Abdul Gaffar Chowdhury, chairman of Palongkhali Union Parishad, said many of them arrived in Cox's Bazar on rafts made with jerrycans.

Md Atiqur Rahman, an official of Border Guard Bangladesh, said such rafts were being seen in increasing numbers in recent days and some Rohingyas were arriving on small engine boats.

source:daily star