About 100,000 Rohingyas are being relocated by the Bangladeshi authorities to an isolated island.
From: Inside Story
Will the Rohingya be safe on a remote Bangladeshi island?
Rights groups condemn Bangladeshi government’s decision to transfer Rohingya refugees to flood prone island.
30 Dec 2020
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The Bangladeshi government is relocating refugees to an island many say is prone to flooding.
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Second group of 1,800 Rohingya refugees sent to Bhasan Char island amid concerns many of them have been coerced.
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