Bleeding Rakhine: Many children have seen being subject of murder both parents
Ayesha Begum (11) is the daughter of Md. Younus and Rokeya Begum. On the night of the August 25 attack, she ran away with her parents on the mountain. The next morning, when they were on their way to Bangladesh, Buddhist youths killed her father in front of her. She saw her father was murdered by the Buddhist youths. When they were very close to the Bangladesh border, a BGP team picked up her mother Rokeya Begum. Since then, Ayesha Begum did not found her parents back. She found her two brothers Abdul Razak and Sagir Ahmed.
Ayesha has fled with other Rohingya refugees who have fled to Bangladesh. She took shelter in Balukhali camp as a member of an unknown family. The event of her parents' murder is still floating before Ayesha's eyes. Her eyes still become wet in the memory of her parents'.
Nurul Amin (12) is the eldest of three children of Ali Hossain and Zayeda Begum of Tamru Right of Maungdu. Nurul Amin said that the Myanmar army entered their house in the early hours of August 25 and set the house on fire. The shelter of the poor family turned into ashes in front of their eyes. The killers then entered the courtyard of the house and shot and killed his father Ali Hossain. His mother Zayeda Begum abused in front of his eyes.
Distressed Nurul couldn't describe further, his voice got stuck. He said her mother was also killed. On that night, five-year-old brother Akram died in the house fire. No one could rescue the child out of the fire when the hyenas shot his family members and torched the house.
Nurul Amin's eyes are filled with tears when he was talking about the brutal abuse. His description suggests that this barbarity cannot be forgotten for a day before his death. Nurul Amin has taken shelter to Kutupalang Rohingya camp with distant relatives.
Munira Begum(13) was living beside the camp of the Kumirkhali Border Guard Police-BGP in Rakhine. Her father, Arshed Ali, had a grocery shop in Kumirkhali and her mother Meenara Begum used to cultivate vegetables at the courtyard all year round. Third of the three siblings, three brothers and two sisters, Munira's words indicate that though the family did not have assets, they have no shortage of meal for two times.
Munira Begum is still shocked while describing the August 25 attack. The first attack took place at their home in the middle of the night from the BGP camp. So the family didn't understand anything at first. Munira woke up with a loud gunshot. She started crying with the sound of the gunfire and screaming of the people. Munira started running to the mountain holding hands of her mother with hundreds of people. They took shelter in a nearby mountain at night. At the same time, hundreds of Rohingyas took shelter in the mountain.
The next morning, Munira started walking with everyone but she didn't know where they were going. In the afternoon, the Border Guard Police surrounded hundreds of innocent Rohingyas as they crossed the road from one hill to another. They killed many people brush fire on the spot. Many have managed to escape from the scene with a bullet injury. At this time, young women and beautiful girls were taken to the camp. That's the last time Munira met her mother. And she doesn't know if her father and other siblings were able to leave the house on the night of the attack. Munira has taken shelter with relatives in no-mans-land on the Tamru border in Nikhangchhar.
Thousands of Rohingya children like Ayesha, Nurul Amin and Munira have witnessed the worst attack in history. Still, they are not able to wipe out the image of the brutal torture from their mind. Many have seen the killing of their father or mother. And many children have seen both of their parents were killed in front of them. The children are growing up with the terrible experience in the world's worst attacks. They did not have the right to grow up as a normal child as others in the world. They have witnessed cruelty and barbarity.
It is generally been assumed that the children need psychological treatment who have been under attack or lost their parents. These children can be dangerous in the adolescent with the terrible experiences they have in their minds.