DHAKA, 09 August 2021, (TON): The concrete houses in Bhashan Char are way stronger than the makeshift ones in Cox’s Bazar.

According to government officials concerned “while the Rohingyas residing in the camps in Cox’s Bazar were badly hit by recent floods and landslides caused by heavy monsoon rains, their fellow countrymen from Myanmar who have been relocated to Bhashan Char Island remained unscathed.”

This has been possible due to the strong structure of the houses in Bhashan Char, in the Noakhali district, where Rohingyas were relocated, the office of the Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commissioner (RRRC) under the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief told Dhaka Tribune.

The RRRC based in Cox’s Bazar is the top entity of the Bangladesh government with respect to dealing with the Rohingya crisis.

Additional RRRC Mohammed Moazzam Hossain told this correspondent from Bhashan Char on Sunday evening “no, we have not been affected at all by the monsoon.”

He said “the shelters in Cox’s Bazar were made of bamboos and tarpaulins. On the other hand, Rohingyas in Bhashan Char have been housed in strongly-structured buildings.”

Assistant RRRC Shamima Akter Jahan said from Cox’s Bazar “the concrete houses in Bhashan Char are way stronger than those in Cox’s Bazar.”