Share:The UN is set to begin its aid operations for Rohingya refugees, who have been relocated to a remote Bangladeshi island despite international oppositions on safety grounds, according to official sources on Tuesday. Meanwhile, quoting the foreign secretary, a local private television, Channel 24, also reported that after signing the MoU, the UN will start aid operations on the Bhasan Char Island from the second week of September. Bangladesh government in several phases has relocated nearly 20,000 Rohingya to the island as part of its resettlement plan. The international rights watchdog also called on the UN not to start operations on the island with the Bangladesh government until the free movement of Rohingya is assured. So far, 11 bodies have been recovered and 16 still missing after a boat carrying over 40 Rohingya fleeing the Bhasan Char Island was capsized in the Bay of Bengal on Aug. 14.

Source: The Nation August 24, 2021 07:07 UTC