Bhashan Char



Bangladesh plans to move 81,000 Rohingya to island after UN deal

  • Bangladesh refugee commissioner Shah Rezwan Hayat: ‘We are aiming to relocate some 81,000 (Rohingya) to Bhashan Char by the end of February to complete the 100,000 quota’
  • Several hundred Rohingya have fled Bhashan Char only to be detained on other islands or in coastal villages
By AFP ·