The government has decided to scale up the monitoring of development works in Cox’s Bazar to ensure improved transportation and healthcare facilities at the Rohingya makeshift camps within the shortest possible time. The government has taken the initiatives in the face of allegations over mismanagement in the Rohingya camps located at Ukhiya and Teknaf upazilas in Cox’s Bazar. Of them, only 3,08,557 have been brought under healthcare services till date while the rest are still inaccessible mostly due to the poor infrastructure and lack of manpower. He also told the Dhaka Tribune that a deputy secretary has been appointed as the key person for the execution of the latest development initiatives in Cox’s Bazar. An LGD source said the work progress in the area was not getting pace as anticipated.

Source: Dhaka Tribune October 22, 2017 19:41 UTC