Dozens of buses carrying the Rohingya families from the Cox’s Bazar refugee camps left the Ukhiya Degree College ground on Sunday afternoon for Chattogram, from where they will be shipped to the island. At least 3,000 rohingya refugees were interested in shifting to Bhasan Char in this phase, said one of the officials. The government relocated more than 6,600 refugees to the island in three phases from Dec 4 last year. The United Nations and international groups expressed concern over the voluntary relocation of the refugees and their safety in the remote island. Many of the refugees who have moved to the island expressed satisfaction over the arrangements, which they say are better than those of the refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar.

Source: bd News24 February 14, 2021 16:41 UTC