Rohingya Businesspeople Forced to Pay Large Sums in Maungdaw

Rohingya Businesspeople Forced to Pay Large Sums in Maungdaw

by Hafizur Rahman Fear is growing among Rohingya families in northern Maungdaw Township, where residents say repeated demands for money by armed actors have pushed many households to the brink of collapse. According to local residents, on 20 January at around 10:00 am, 25 Rohingya businesspeople from several villages were summoned to a meeting near a rescue camp in northern Maungdaw. The villages included Shwe Zar, Paung Zar, Hla Baw Zar, Pyin P…