Saddam Hussein. A Rohingya refugee. His dream was to be a great footballer. The dream was hindered by the local terrorists and the military forces Myanmar. He left his country in 2012 for the sake of his life.
With more than a hundred people of his own country, they started their journey towards Australia in a small fishing boat. They reached in Australia in two months passing three countries. In the midway, the torture of the brokers’ and the vicious memories of the Blue Sea, continues to haunt Saddam and Rohingya refugees.
"If someone offers me 2 Million Taka (BDT); even then I will not use this route," said Saddam.
Saddam left behind four family members including his parents in Rakhine for this uncertain journey. The limit of his anxiety crossed when his family gone missing in Myanmar's killing. Like Saddam, nearly three thousands of Rohingya refugee living in Australia are worried about their families.
"I don’t have any contact with my parents and family; I just have contact with my uncle, I heard from him that they are in the refugee camp of Bangladesh."
Mr Toyub, who is a freelance Journalist in Sydney. He is also from Myanmar and already got Residency of Australia. He said to SBS Bangla, "One of my friends here they lost everything. The just only single person alive."
Australia is playing an active role with financial allocation for the Rohingya refugees who took shelter in Bangladesh. The Sydney expatriate Rohingyas hope that the country will play an important role in their families' return to their homeland safely.
"I believe for my Australian government, they can tell for the Burmese government must stop this one," said Toyub.
Saddam says, "After discussing the matter with some other countries if we are given independence in one country, it would have been better for us."
Aung San Suu Kyi is coming to Australia to attend the ASEAN summit. This is the first foreign trip to Suu Kyi after the Rohingya crisis began. They will protest formally on the arrival of Suu Kyi said Sydney expatriate Rohingya Community.
