Desk Report,26 October:
Chairman, Bangladesh Red Crescent Society Mr. Hafiz Ahmed Mazumdar and Elhadj As Sy, Secretary General of International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) visit Cox’s Bazar, Tambru Border today. They meet with the people and children fled from Myanmer now living in Tambru Border areas.
In a video message from Tambru Border the Chairman, Bangladesh Red Crescent Society, Hafiz Ahmed Mazumdar says `Any human being will feel equall (sad) when you see your fellow being oppressed like this. These people are living there (Myanmer) in generations after generation and now they are thrown out of their own houses. Their houses are burned into ashes. This is the situation it beyound description.’
Mr. Elhadj As Sy, the Secretary-General of the International Federation says `It hurts me that the people have to live in such conditions. A political solution must be found out until than we are doing all we can do to help them.’
At that time Prof. Dr. Md. Habibe Millat, MP, Honorable Vice Chairman of Bangladesh Red Crescent Society, Tresurar of BDRCS Advocate Toushidur Rahman, BMM Mozharul Huq, ndc, Secreery General, BDRCS and Azmat Ulla, HoCO of IFRC, Bangladesh were also present in the occasion.
Along with the Chairman BDRCS and Secretarey General, Internation Federation, IFRC, a group of high officials from IFRC and ICRC visit the Tambru border.