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Boat with 69 Rohingyas from Bangladesh reach Andaman and Nicobar
1 year, 10 months ago

Boat with 69 Rohingyas from Bangladesh reach Andaman and Nicobar

The Hindu  

A motorboat with 69 Rohingyas reached the Nicobar district on Monday morning, officials said. The boat, named 'Ma-Babar Doa', reached the Malacca jetty at Car Nicobar around 10.30 a.m., they said. The boat, which had 19 men, 22 women and 28 children, was on the way to Indonesia but due to bad weather, they came to Andaman and Nicobar Islands, …

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Rohingyas and EWS flats controversy: All you need to know
2 years, 4 months ago

Rohingyas and EWS flats controversy: All you need to know

Op India  

The issue of Rohingya Muslims living in India created a major storm today after union Housing & Urban Affairs minister Hardeep Singh Puri claimed that the government has decided to settle Rohingyas living in camps in Delhi EWS flats. On the demands of accepting the Rohingyas as refugees, the Modi govt has been saying that as India is not a …

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Amid hunger and poor sanitation, fear of cyclones exacerbate plight of Rohingya refugees on Bangladesh island
3 years, 6 months ago

Amid hunger and poor sanitation, fear of cyclones exacerbate plight of Rohingya refugees on Bangladesh island

Firstpost  

The island is between Sandwip and Hatia islands, close to the small town of Bhola – all infamous names in the history of cyclones. By Saleh Noman Around 18,500 Rohingya refugees on Bhashan Char heaved a sigh of relief as Cyclone Yaas veered in the Bay of Bengal and hit the Odisha-West Bengal coast on 26 May. The Bangladeshi government …

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Bangladesh sends second group of 1,804 Rohingya to Bhasanchar
3 years, 11 months ago

Bangladesh sends second group of 1,804 Rohingya to Bhasanchar

India Today  

Officials in Bangladesh sent a second group of 1,804 Rohingya refugees to an isolated island in the Bay of Bengal on Monday. A total of 3,446 Rohingyas were taken to the new camp in two phases, informed Hatia Upazila Executive Officer Emran Hossain. Rohingyas who wanted to go to Bhasanchar from all the 36 camps beside the main camp started …

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Second group of Rohingyas to be relocated to Bhasan char
3 years, 11 months ago

Second group of Rohingyas to be relocated to Bhasan char

India Today  

A total of 1,776 more Rohingyas are moving to Bhasan Char in the second phase from camps of Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh. Only those who have expressed their interest in going voluntarily are being taken to Bhasan Char, government sources said In a statement, Bangladesh Prime Minister's Office press wing said despite plans to relocate 700 Rohingyas in the second …

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Watch | To where is Bangladesh relocating Rohingya refugees?
4 years ago

Watch | To where is Bangladesh relocating Rohingya refugees?

The Hindu  

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 …

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Bangladesh shifting Rohingyas to Bhasan Char island that lacks basic facilities, reveal satellite images
4 years ago

Bangladesh shifting Rohingyas to Bhasan Char island that lacks basic facilities, reveal satellite images

India Today  

Amid concerns being raised about safety and consent of refugees, Bangladesh has begun moving Rohingya families from refugee camps near Ukhia in Cox's Bazar district of Bangladesh to Bhasan Char - an island formed from a build-up of silt in the Bay of Bengal only 20 years ago. Opposing Bangladesh's move to relocate thousands of Rohingya refugees to Bhasan Char, …

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Bangladesh relocates over 1,600 Rohingya refugees to Bhasan Char island
4 years ago

Bangladesh relocates over 1,600 Rohingya refugees to Bhasan Char island

India Today  

Seven ships of the Bangladesh Navy, which departed from Chittagong Patenga jetties carrying the first batch of Rohingya refugees, arrived at Bhasan Char Island on Friday. In August 2017, around 7.5 lakh Rohingya Refugees had fled to escape from torture by the Myanmar Army and took Shelter at Coxbazar, Bangladesh. Around 11 lakh Rohingya refugees are living since then in …

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