About 100,000 Rohingyas are being relocated by the Bangladeshi authorities to an isolated island.
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.
Published On 30 Dec 2020
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The Bangladeshi government is relocating refugees to an island many say is prone to flooding.
Second group of 1,800 Rohingya refugees sent to Bhasan Char island amid concerns many of them have been coerced.
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