Second group of 1,800 Rohingya refugees sent to Bhasan Char island amid concerns many of them have been coerced. Four Bangladesh navy ships carrying at least 1,800 Rohingya refugees on Tuesday left the Chattogram port for Bhashan Char island in the Bay of Bengal, amid concerns many of the persecuted refugees were coerced into relocating to the flood-prone island. To …
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 …
