Rohingya man detained while trying to register as Bangladeshi voter

Police detained a Rohingya man whereas he used to be attempting to register as a voter in Sadullapur upazila of Gaibandha the day before this day (1 December).

The detainee used to be is named Nurul Amin, stated an Election Rate press unlock issued this day (2 December).

Nurul visited the Sadullapur Upazila Election Office on Sunday to register as a voter. Two Bangladeshi people, Tayeb Sarkar and Jibon Kresh Dipan Ujjal, advised him for registration, stated the unlock.

When election space of job staff wondered him about his identification and address, Nurul would possibly presumably well no longer answer satisfactorily. His inconsistent solutions raised suspicions, prompting the staff to repeat the police.

Later, police arrived on the election space of job, investigated the matter, and confirmed that Nuru used to be no longer a Bangladeshi citizen nonetheless a member of the Rohingya community, the unlock stated.

Sadullapur Upazila election officer filed a case on the native police aim and handed Nurul over to the authorities.