Rohingya woman held at passport office

Staff Correspondent, Barisal: A Rohingya woman was held when she went to register a passport with disguised identity at Barisal regional passport office on Sunday.

The Rohingya woman was identified as Nur Jahan, 22, daughter of Jamal Khan-Fatema Begum couple of Kutupalong camp in Cox’s Bazar. The family fled to Bangladesh from Kalibazar area of Myanmar’s Mongdu.

According to detective sources, Nur Jahan went to Barisal passport office to issue a passport for her in disguise of a Bangladeshi woman through broker Jalal. But Kamal Uddin, deputy director of the passport office, smelt a rat after sensing her language and verifying documents concerned. Later, he informed the matter to the city’s airport police station. Being informed, police rushed to the spot and held the woman.

Though the Rohingya woman was held and sent to jail through the court, but broker Jalal was freed mysteriously.

Anwar Hossain, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Barisal Airport Police Station, confirmed the news.

He said, “The Rohingya woman reached Barisal by launch with help of broker on Saturday night. Acting on a tip off, police held her as she attempted to issue passport for her with fake identity. She was sent to jail through court.”

risingbd/Barisal/July 15, 2018/J Khan Swapon/A K Azad