NEW YORK, 17 March, 2021 (TON): On Wednesday, the UN delegation will start a three-day visit to the island Bay of Bengal that has over 13,000 Rohingya Muslim refugees since December.

UNHCR told the media, "This initial three-day visit will bring together experts from UN agencies engaged in the Rohingya refugee response in Bangladesh."

"The visit will look at the current situation and facilities on Bhasan Char, appraise the needs of the Rohingya refugees relocated there, as well as discuss with the authorities and others currently working on Bhasan Char,” it added.

As the UN raised concern over the non-involvement of the relocation of the refugees and technical and safety assessment, a senior official of the foreign ministry said, "We hope it will remove any concerns that the UN has about the relocation and they will get involved in the relocation and provide Rohingya people the support they need."

The Rohingya, a minority group who fled violence in Buddhist-majority Myanmar, are not allowed to move off the island, meanwhile, Bangladesh says the relocation is voluntary, but some of the first group to be moved spoke of being coerced.