DHAKA, 15 February, 2021 (TON): From the Cox’s Bazar refugee camps, dozens of buses carrying the Rohingya families left the Ukhiya Degree College ground on Sunday afternoon for Chattogram, from where they will be shipped to the island.

Around 1500 Rohingya refugees had relocated by the Bangladesh government to the Bhasan Char Island.

Officials of the Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commissioner confirmed the development but declined to be named or give an exact number of refugees being moved in the fourth batch.

One of the officials said, at least 3,000 Rohingya refugees were interested in shifting to Bhasan Char in this phase.

Since 4 December last year, the government relocated more than 6,600 refugees to the island in three phases.

The numerous challenges associated with the temporary hosting of the persecuted Rohingya from Myanmar have “compelled” it to plan the relocation said, the government who has built homes for around 100,000 refugees.

Utmost transparency is maintained in the relocation process and it is being ensured that the migrants are repatriated to their homelands as soon as possible; hence, making the arrangements for the Rohingya is solely temporary in nature. Moreover, the UN and international groups expressed concern over the voluntary relocation of the refugees and their safety in the remote island.