Many Rohingya families are selling surplus goods that are provided twice a month by UNHRC, WFP, IOM, and other international and local NGOs.
Source/Credit: Dhaka Tribune
By Tarek Mahmud | February 11, 2018
Everything is being sold at half the price. A 50kg sack of rice which costs Tk3,000 is being sold for Tk1,000
Everyday household commodities like blankets, rice, food supplements, and even electronics are being sold at two “Loinchya” markets at Court Bazar and Ukhiya Bazar in Cox’s Bazar’s Ukhiya upazila.
The products being sold are originally relief provided to the Rohingya people as aid. The displaced Rohingya people, who have been given shelter in 12 camps in Ukhiya and Teknaf, are selling these to local hawkers as the Rohingyas are in need of money to meet their needs.
Exploitation by local hawkers
Over 200 hawkers purchase relief goods at minimal rates on a regular basis from the Rohingyas and selling them to local people by setting up “Loinchya” (a mispronounced word of local dialect that means Rohingya) markets at Court Bazar and Ukhiya Bazar.
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