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Cox's Bazar: Bangladesh security forces have detained a Rohingya leader during a sweep in a refugee camp, police said Tuesday, as tension grows over plans to repatriate the displaced Muslims to Myanmar. The Rohingya representative, Mohibullah, was held in Cox's Bazar district as local authorities broke up a protest Monday against the controversial repatriation deal signed by Bangladesh and Myanmar. He was handed over to Bangladesh's elite security force and then local police who are still holding him for questioning, Cox's Bazar police chief Abul Khair said on Tuesday. (AFP)
