File photo of Rohingyas board one of the ships at Chittagong Boat Club to travel to Bhashan Char on Friday, December 4, 2020 Humayun Kabir Bhuiyan/Dhaka TribuneOn Monday, some 2,010 Rohingyas were relocated to the island in the fourth phase of relocation processAs many as 1,009 more Rohingyas are on their way to Bhashan Char in Noakhali from Chittagong on the second day in the fourth phase of relocation process. The Rohingyas, who have volunteered to be relocated to Bhashan Char developed by the Bangladesh Navy at a cost of Tk3,100 crore, were brought to Chittagong from the camps in Cox's Bazar on Monday. In the third phase, more than 3,200 Rohingyas were relocated to Bhashan Char in two days - January 29 and 30. In the first two phases – December 4 and 29 – some 3,446 Rohingyas were relocated to the Noakhali island. Also Read - 2,000 more Rohingyas reach Bhashan CharBuoyed by the success of the first, second, and third relocation, the government is continuing its effort to relocate some 100,000 Rohingyas to Bhashan Char in phases to provide them with a better living place.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 16, 2021 05:26 UTC