50,000 more Rohingyas waiting to enter BD

COX 'S BAZAR, Nov 3 (UNB): Some 50,000 more Rohingyas have gathered on the other side of the border to enter Bangladesh amid a fresh wave of exodus from Myanmar's Rakhine state.

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) sources said the forcibly displaced Myanmar citizens were waiting at two border points -- Medi, the other side of Anjumanpara border in Ukhia upazila, and Kowanchobon, opposite to Lambabeel in Teknaf upazila.

"Approximately 50,000 Rohingyas are waiting at the two border points to enter Bangladesh," said Major Iqbal Ahmed, deputy company commander of BGB-34 Battalion.

Talking to the news agency, Saikat Biswas, district coordinator of International Organization for Migration (IOM), said more Rohingyas were still waiting on the other side of the border to cross into Bangladesh.

Meanwhile, the Rohingyas who came here newly said the Myanmar army is now forcibly providing 'White Cards', officially known as national verification cards (NVC), to the Rohingya community.