Rohingya refugees walk to board a naval vessel to be relocated to to the island of Bhasan Char, Bangladesh, on Saturday. Photo: AP Rohingya refugees walk to board a naval vessel to be relocated to to the island of Bhasan Char, Bangladesh, on Saturday. Photo: AP
Rohingya refugees walk to board a naval vessel to be relocated to to the island of Bhasan Char, Bangladesh, on Saturday. Photo: AP
Bangladesh
Asia /  South Asia

Bangladesh sends more Rohingya refugees to remote island despite criticism

  • More than 1,400 of the refugees were moved to an island in the Bay of Bengal, despite opposition from human rights groups
  • Bangladesh said the relocation was voluntary, and some of the refugees admitted they left refugee camps because of violence there

Topic |   Bangladesh
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Updated: 10:57pm, 30 Jan, 2021

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Rohingya refugees walk to board a naval vessel to be relocated to to the island of Bhasan Char, Bangladesh, on Saturday. Photo: AP Rohingya refugees walk to board a naval vessel to be relocated to to the island of Bhasan Char, Bangladesh, on Saturday. Photo: AP
Rohingya refugees walk to board a naval vessel to be relocated to to the island of Bhasan Char, Bangladesh, on Saturday. Photo: AP
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