The circumstances surrounding the death of Mohammed Jubair, who had recently travelled from Bhasan Char to visit his sister in the camps, remain unclear.
by Hafizur Rahman
Cox’s Bazar, 28 August 2026: A Rohingya madrasa student who had travelled from Bhasan Char to visit relatives in the Cox’s Bazar refugee camps was found dead at a graveyard in Camp 8 West on Friday, according to family and community sources.
The deceased was identified as Mohammed Jubair, son of Jomolok and Hasina Begum. He was a student at Fotiya Madrasa.
Family members said Jubair travelled from Bhasan Char on August 24 to visit his sister, who lives in Camp 4.
His body was later found at the graveyard in Camp 8 West on August 28.
The circumstances surrounding his death remain unclear. It is not yet known when he died, how he reached the graveyard or whether there were any visible injuries on his body.
Rohingya Khobor has not independently established the cause of death.
Family Had Previously Lived in the Camps
According to relatives, Jubair’s family previously lived in Camp 4, where his father served as a Head Majhi.
The family was later relocated to Camp 3, Block F, where his father also continued to serve as a Head Majhi, family sources said.
In 2024, the family moved to Bhasan Char.
Relatives said the relocation followed threats or pressure from an unidentified group and was facilitated with the involvement of the Camp-in-Charge office.
Rohingya Khobor has not independently verified the reported threats, who was responsible for them or the circumstances surrounding the family’s relocation to Bhasan Char.
Questions Remain Over His Death
Jubair’s death has left relatives and community members seeking answers about what happened between his arrival in the camps and the discovery of his body.
No information was immediately available about whether police or the Armed Police Battalion had opened an investigation, whether the body had undergone a post-mortem examination or whether anyone had been questioned in connection with the death.
Rohingya Khobor was also unable to independently confirm Jubair’s movements in the days after he arrived from Bhasan Char.
Until a medical examination or investigation establishes otherwise, the circumstances of his death should not be described as murder or linked to any individual or group.
His family and community members are calling for an investigation to determine how he died and whether any criminal act was involved.
For his relatives, what began as a visit from Bhasan Char has ended with his unexplained death and a series of questions that remain unanswered.
