Despite rights groups advising not to relocate Rohingya refugees anymore, Bangladesh is pressing on to move a 2nd group of refugees from Myanmar to the remote island of Bhasan Char in the Bay of Bengal this month. The new group consists of about 1,000 refugees and is in addition to more than 1,600 refugees that were moved earlier this month, according to an unnamed official. “They will be moved to Chittagong first and then to Bhasan Char, depending on the high tide.” However, a deputy Bangladesh government official said they would not be sent against their will, as the relocation […]
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