Bangladesh to move more Rohingya Muslims to remote island, despite outcry

Bangladesh to move more Rohingya Muslims to remote island, despite outcry

Bangladesh is moving 3,000-4,000 more Rohingya Muslim refugees to a remote Bay of Bengal island over the next two days, two officials said on Sunday, despite concerns about the risk of storms and floods lashing the site.

Bangladesh to move more Rohingya Muslims to remote island, despite outcry

Bangladesh to move more Rohingya Muslims to remote island in Bay of Bengal, despite outcry

Dhaka has relocated around 7,000 to Bhasan Char island since early December from border camps in neighbouring Buddhist-majority Myanmar, where more than a million refugees live in ramshackle huts perched on razed hillsides.

Despite outcry Bangladesh to move more Rohingya Muslims to remote island

Bangladesh is moving 3,000-4,000 more Rohingya Muslim refugees to a remote Bay of Bengal island over the next two days, two officials said on Sunday, despite concerns about the risk of storms and floods lashing the site. Dhaka has relocated around 7,000 to Bhasan Char island since early December from border camps in neighbouring Buddhist-majority Myanmar, where more than a million refugees live in ramshackle huts perched on razed hillsides.

Bangladesh to move more Rohingya Muslims to remote island, despite outcry

UN High Commissioner for Refugees says agency not been allowed to evaluate the safety and sustainability of life on the island.

Bangladesh to Move 4,000 More Rohingya Muslims to Remote Island, Govt Dismiss Safety Concerns

Dhaka has relocated around 7,000 to Bhasan Char island since early December from border camps in neighbouring Buddhist-majority Myanmar, where more than a million refugees live in ramshackle huts perched on razed hillsides.