Rohingya Broadcast Rohingya “Lifeline” radio - Monday, February 15, 2021 MC & News: Sami Ahmed & Mohammed Hussain \\arsenic\netexchange$\Bangla\MP3 ROH Lifeline 02152021 1130 UTC Intro Today: Monday, February 15, 2021 7:30 a.m. (Washington, D.C., USA) News Headlines Duration: 6 minutes · Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary General - on Myanmar · EU, UK and Canadian Ambassadors Statement to Myanmar · Tanks on streets of Myanmar city prompt US embassy warning · USAID immediately redirects $42 million in response to the military coup in Burma · Trump acquitted in second impeachment trial · More than 3 thousand Rohingya are relocating to Bhasan Char Island Shortwave: 31-meter band, 9350 kHz; 25-meter band, 11700 kHz and 12030 kHz Medium wave (AM): 1575 kHz Report: VOA News Report: Sabera Begum (Cox’s Bazar) Related item code: 9-P Duration: 5:55 minutes Topic: Another almost 3,000 Rohingyas have been taken to Bhasanchar on 14 & 15 February. Translation Summary: The last two teams of 3,000 people have been taken to Bhasanchar on February 14 and 15. Jamila, who went in the first team, said they have moved to Bhasanchar in the hope of a better life and peace. The government has made all preparations for the new group of Rohingyas coming to Bhasanchar. We are getting all the necessary services starting from the house in Bhasanchar. Jamila also said that in addition to rations, they have to buy many other daily necessities like vegetables, fish, meat, etc. Rohingyas are having a hard time making a living as there are not enough job opportunities in Bhasanchar. They hope that NGOs will create employment very soon. Report: VOA News Related item code: 9-P Duration: 7:22 minutes Translator: Mohammed Rukon Uddin (Cox’s Bazar) Topic: A Rohingya from Yangoon shared latest developments of the demonstration for the military coup. Another Rohingya from Cox’s bazar camp shared their thoughts over this issue. Translation Summary: The latest military coup created concerns among Rohingyas whether this might affect Rohingya issue. A Rohingya from kutupalong camp 3 said,”We Rohingyas from the camp are thinking this coup a bottleneck for our issue to be solved. Military chief doesn’t want democracy there and that what he is doing it. We also support establishing true democracy and get our rights back. We always worked for establishing democracy in our nation from history and now people and NLD supporters are also protesting for democracy”. Arafat Jamil, a research assistant in Yangoon said,” today on 14th February more people joined for the protest and visited Chinese embassy including many more embassies and also ASEAN offices. Farmers and labor’s here in Yangoon today started protest naming this “SAYASA STRIKE” which has a history for the revolution where mass farmers and labor’s protested”. Rohingya song Duration: 3:00 minutes Program Closing Announcement: Sami Ahmed Production: Selim Hossain /Sanjana Feroz Engineer: N/A