Bangladesh authorities today released two Myanmar photographers covering the Rohingya crisis for a German magazine after they were granted bail by a court in Cox's Bazar, police and a lawyer said.<br/><br/>Minzayar Oo and Hkun Lat were detained early this month in the border district of Cox's Bazar, where more than 4,20,000 Rohingya Muslims have sought refuge from violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state since 25th August.<br/><br/>Police said, they were arrested on suspicion of espionage – a charge rejected by the pair's lawyers.<br/><br/>It was not clear whether the two would be allowed to travel back to Myanmar.<br/><br/>An award-winning photographer from Bangladesh also arrested with the pair was later freed.<br/><br/>Scores of foreign journalists have poured into Bangladesh's southeast to cover the Rohingya exodus.<br/><br/>The UN has accused Buddhist dominated Myanmar of waging an ethnic cleansing campaign against the stateless group.
News On AIR | September 23, 2017 11:58 AM
Rohingya crisis: Bangladesh frees Myanmar photographers