Bangladesh: More support for Rohingya on Bangladesh island, UN refugee chief

DHAKA, 01 June 2022, (TON): The UN refugee agency chief has agreed to boost support to Rohingya refugees relocated to a remote and flood-prone island in Bangladesh, despite concerns people were moved there against their will.

Speaking to reporters in Dhaka, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi promised to step up our presence on the island.

Bangladesh aims to eventually relocate around 100,000 Rohingya refugees to the previously uninhabited Bhashan Char to ease overcrowding in the sprawling network of refugee camps near Cox’s Bazar.

Grandi said “much has already been done in Bhashan Char by Bangladeshi NGOs and now by the UN agencies with the government.”

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