In early December this year, Bangladesh transported more than 1,600 Rohingya refugees to a low-lying island called Bhashan Char. A United Nations human rights investigator had requested Bangladesh to allow a safety assessment of Bhashan Char. Bangladesh argues that the Bhashan Char islet will provide a safer place for the Rohingya refugees. Amnesty International said Bangladesh must “drop” its plans …
The story so far: On December 10, agencies reported that a United Nations human rights investigator had requested Bangladesh to allow a safety assessment of the remote islet of Bhashan Char, where the government had shipped 1,600-odd Rohingya refugees. The Bangladesh government has earmarked around 1,350 acres for the Rohingya refugees, of which 432 acres is dedicated to their rehabilitation …