Five Rohingya children have been kidnapped from the Jadimura area of Teknaf, Cox's Bazar. 

However, the kidnappers demanded a ransom of Tk20 lakh from the family.

Md Ekram, Chairman of the Management Committee of Nayapara Registered Rohingya Camp confirmed the matter on Tuesday (April 25) at 4pm.

He said that 7-8 masked armed terrorists abducted 5 children from Jadimura Nature Park yesterday (Monday) afternoon. The kidnappers then demanded Tk20 lakh from the families of the abductees over the phone.

The abductees are C-clock's Belal, 13, son of Habibur Rahman, Noor Kamal, 12, Mohammad Ilyas' son, Noor Arafat, 12, Ubaidullah's son, B-Block's Osman, 14, Md Rafiq's son, and Noor Kamal, 15, D-Block's Mahat Amin's son.

Superintendent of 16-Armed Police Battalion (APBN), in charge of Rohingya camp security, Md Jamal Pasha said, those children went for a walk outside on Eid day. 

Later, they were abducted from the nature park area and operation is underway to rescue them, he added.

Teknaf police station OC Md Abdul Halim said that he has heard about the abduction but so far no complaint has been filed in this regard. Still, the police are trying to rescue the abducted.

In the last 7 months, 58 people have been abducted from the Teknaf hills.

BDST: 2100 HRS, APRIL 25, 2023
MSK