C T Online Desk: At least 11 family members of slain Rohingya leader Mohib Ullah’s family left Bangladesh on Thursday night.
A Turkish Airlines flight carrying them left Dhaka after 11pm, sources at Dhaka airport told Dhaka Tribune.
The 11 persons, including Mohib Ullah’s wife and children, were on their way to Canada, according to the sources.
File photo: Mohib Ullah, a teacher turned rights activist, was one of the most high-profile advocates for the Rohingyas. He was invited to the White House and to speak to the UN Human Rights Council | Syed Zakir Hossain/Dhaka Tribune
Mohib Ullah, chairman of the Arakan Rohingya Society for Peace and Human Rights (ARSPH), was shot dead at Lambashia camp No 1 in Ukhiya by unidentified assailants on September 29 last year.
After the killing, his family members requested safety and security through immediate relocation to a third country as they had been receiving death threats.
Earlier, at least a dozen activists sought protection from the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, as well as Bangladesh authorities since Mohib Ullah’s killing due to renewed threats from armed groups and other risks of violence.
