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The real facts so far I can trace about the Muslim refugees inflow into Bangladesh from Arakan of Burma is differed from that of 1978 Dragon Operation of Registration Check-up. It is the only political exploitation of Muslim fundamentaists from Arakan including RSO and ARIF at first and then exploited by the Burman SLORC today.

The political target of the Muslim fundamentalists from Arakan has been aimed at creation of a new ethnic by the name of so-called "Rohingyas" in Arakan first end then Islamization over Arakan. Today the massive influx of Muslim refugees into Bangladesh is the out come of the exploitation and creation of the Muslim fundamentalists on silent immigration of the jobless and landless Muslim people of Arakan long years ago , i.e. since back to 1987.

The First Cause- Economic Factor

The degrading of Burma to LDC status, proved the entire oppressed countrymen of alI over Burma suffered from dreadful economic crisis. The demerit of the Burmese way to socialism and very backward communication and the very out-dated transportation in Arakan dragged the people into the worst economic deterioration in one hand and the merit of capitalist economy, better communication and far developed transportation compared with Burma for free and fair trade in Bangladesh on the other attract lots of silent immigration of both Muslims and Rakhaings of Bangladesh origin but established in Arakan decades years into Bangladesh since 1987/88.

The Second-Cause: The 1988 Factor

After the 1988 mass uprising for democracy in Burma the brutal suppression of the SLORC falls severe pressure upon the entire people of Burma, and the number of both Muslim and Rakhaing immigrants to Bangladesh became more visible. The Muslim fundamentalists, more practicable and active RSO, took advantage and exploited it for their political and financial benefits, They showed photos and rumours propagandas to the Middle Fast in the hope of their relief aids for so-called refugees. When they got aids, It was Shared 5% to the innocent Muslim refugees and 95% to their organization fund. Not only for this fund-rising project, they demanded politically to gain an ethnic identity in Arakan.

Thins program of the Muslim fundamentalist was practically a successful tactic and thus they became more active in this business. They sent agents to the Muslim villages in Buthidaung-Maungdaw areas, persuaded more immigrants commparing fair living with jobs and earning money in BangIadesh, showed their pictures to the Middle-East and appealed relief aids for them.

The Third-Cause: Renewing Towns and Cities

Meanwhile, the SLORC carried out renewing and cleaning towns and cities, roads and so on by removing public houses, monasteries, office-building, any monuments and so on existing on their scheme spots and gave them rehabilitation at another place. This plan was trapped in by the Muslim fundamentalists for their refugees project to their innocent Muslim community in Arakan.

The Fourth Cause: Buiidingof Military Bases

In 1990 the SLORC extended Military Base at Htindaw village area, one mile west of Buthidaung, composed of three light infantry battalions and one artillery battalion with a lancer unit. The localities living in their target area were removed and rehabilitated another place. But half of the Muslim families followed the order and another half migrated into Bangladesh.

Again in 1991 last part, the extension base for next two battalions, one mile north of the main base, at Lauk-way-dauk Tract was set up. But hundreds of local families had to leave their homes without any rehabilitation (according to the reliable source). All of them had immigrated into Bangladesh.

The Fifth cause: The Trump Card of the SLORC

The SLORC authorities show no sign of stopping the outflow of Muslim refugees from Arakan. They have also a trump card regarding the case., To encounter the rise of nationalist movement in Arakan'and opening of the Western Front of DAB and KNU scheme since 1989 is their strategic aim of looking silent on the Muslim outflow.

In April, 1991 the first expedition of Arakan Army (AA) led by Maj. Major Kra Hpru Aunq landed Arakan, crossed the northern region with three clashes with the Burrna Army, killed one captain and twenty soldiers from the enemy side in actions, and seven AA men had to surrender after 8 days starvation. The second expedition led by Advocate Saw Htwann landed the liberated area by sea route on 24-11-91. And the third expedition led by Major Khaing Raza also came across the Bay of Bengal and landed their base on 5-12-91. . An ALP unit led by Sgt, Htwann Khaing also landed the same site from sea route. All of them opened the arms transportation route from the Thai-Burma border to the western Bangladesh-Burma border and proved no barrier for opening the western front of DAB and NCGUB.

The penetration of the KNU forces to the Irrawaddy Delta threatened the SIORC and caused it very alarm to cease the expansion of revolutionary war fronts. It is no doubt that the extension of war zone by the revolutionary forces can spread from Delta to the southern Arakan Roma. Meanwhile, the venture of Arakanese nationalist forces towards the western and northern Arakan alarmed the SLORC war strategists to build up strong defence line along the western border region in Arakan front. The SLORG knows well that opening of the western front by the revolutionary forces causes disintegration of the SLORC forces to all corners of their expansionist territory and weaken their blows in fighting against the revolutionary forces.

It was the main reason why the SLORC created border tension by committing intentional raid to the border security outpost of Reju BDR Camp of BarngIadesh on 21-12-91. The SLORC has pretended to lay down the show cause of ARIF's raid to Aungthapray Lonhtin Outpost, 47 miles north of' Maungdaw on 21-11-91. By this creation the SLORC trapped the Bangladesh Government to alarm forces along the border region.

Mieanwhile, the SLORC carried out the heavy offensive attacks over the KNU headquarters at Marnarplaw to cut of the main supply root of delta forces and western Arakanese forces. The building up of Strategic Cantonment in Buthidaung and temporal in Kyauktaw and heavy military deployment along the border are nothing but serious defensive works of the SLORC against the opening of the western front by the Araksnese nationalists and DAB.

The Sixth Cause: The Effect of Cyclone

On April 29, 1991 the most violent cyclone hit along the coastal areas of Arakan and Bangladesh. Tens of thousands of victims in the affected areas were killed and Iakhs of cyclonic victims, were rescued by the Bangladesh and international communities with tremendous relief programs. Meanwhile, the Burma government carried out small relief aids for thosee victims in Arakan, Most or the Muslim victims from the western frontier region of Arakan migrated into Bangladesh.

The Seventh. Cause: An Official Tackling of the Bangladesh Government on the refugee problem

The pre-planned border incident of' the Burman forces committed on 21-12-91was followed by series of debates in flag meetings held between the two side border authorities of Burma and Bangladesh. In the first meeting 30-12-91 the Bangladesh side had a tough position. Yet in the second on 8-1-92 the condition reversed. The Bangladesh played "Two steps backward for one step forward" policy to raise the Muslim refugee affair to immediate topic. An official tackling of the Bangladesh government on the refugee affair after the second meeting began pouring thousand of massive and uninterrupted Muslim deserters into Bangladesh.

Na.te I: "The Maghs did troubling!", "The Maghs did rape!" are common answers of the innocent Muslim refugees who were taught by the anti-Rakhaing sources instead of showing real enemy target. This tactic has been mounting communal misunderstanding and racial tension between the two oppressed people of Rakhaings and Muslim and trapped into the "Divide and Rule" policy of the Burmese rulers.