COX's Bazar, Nov 18: Adequate relief goods are stocked at the shanties of Rohingyas; they are selling some of the relief items to locals and markets at low price.
Many people are coming to the camps to buy the relief goods. The highest stocks are in Balukhali, Thaingkhali, Baghghona, Tajnimarghona and Hakimpara Rohingya camps in Ukhia. Every shanty is full of relief goods.
Local sources said the Rohingyas are selling the relief items for money which they got from local and foreign organisations and different institutions. The relief goods are being sold in half price. Local trades are buying the items at low price and selling those at high price. Several syndicates have already been formed there to buy relief goods.
After visiting Kutupalang Camp, it was seen that a Rohingya named Abu Siddique is selling a chair, a mat and a bucket at Tk 200.
When asked them why they are selling the items, a Rohingya said, "I have already got the items earlier, but I have no Bangladeshi taka that's why I am selling those." An old Rohingya named Mozaffar bought the items and the market price of the items is Tk 600.
This correspondent met with an old man named Abu Shama at Kutupalang Bazaar. He came there with sack which contains rice, pulse, chilli, potato, onion and oil and the market price off the materials is 1,400 but he sold the items at Tk 300.
"I have the items at my home but I need money, So I am selling the relief goods."
After a spot visit, it was seen that the Rohingyas are selling the relief rice at Tk 32 per kg but the market value is Tk 55 to 70. They are also selling the sugar at Tk 30 but different organisations and persons are buying the sugar at Tk 60 to distribute to Rohingyas.
They have been selling pulse at Tk 70, soya bean oil at Tk 60 to 40 per litre, 500 gram Dano milk at Tk 100. And flatten rice at Tk 30. A syndicate of old Rohingyas are buying the items from new Rohingys using tricks.
Abdul Monaf, a Rohingya who came to Kutupalang Bazaar to sell rice, said "I got five sacks of rice in the last 20 days, we are getting rice everyday, so I came to sell two sacks of rice at Tk 32 per kg. After selling rice, I'll buy another items."
He said many people come to the camps with empty sacks and buy relief materials from Rohingyas.
"They are local traders and asked us to sell relief goods to their shops," he added.
