The refugees also narrated to the UK minister the challenges they were facing in the camps. Over 688,000 people have fled their homes in Rakhine State since August 25 last year, joining around 340,000 Rohingya who had previously fled. The Foreign Secretary on Saturday toured a camp which is housing 500,000 refugees - equivalent to a city the size of Leicester, his office said in a statement. He met Rohingya families and community leaders to learn about the persecution they have suffered, and hear first-hand about the challenges that life in the camps presents. Johnson visited a UNICEF child-friendly site where he saw the efforts being made to keep young people safe.

Source: bd News24 February 10, 2018 15:33 UTC