Five ships of Bangladesh Navy carrying the Rohingya from the refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar set off for the island from Chattogram, their transit point, on Monday morning, Rear Admiral Mozamme Haque said. 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. So far, the government has relocated 7,008 refugees to the island in four 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 15, 2021 18:22 UTC