The lights are dim at the end of the tunnel in case of repatriation of Rohingya refugees living in squalid camps in the coastal district of Cox’s Bazar in
Cox’s Bazar and Noakhali Correspondent,
bdnews24.com
Published: 28 Dec 2020 08:01 PM BdST
Updated: 28 Dec 2020 10:32 PM BdST
Bangladesh is sending a second batch of Rohingya refugees to Noakhali’s Bhashan Char from Cox’s Bazar. );
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Several naval ships have been pressed into service to transport more than 1,700 refugees to the Bay of Bengal island, according to the director of infrastructure development on Bhashan Char, Commodore Abdullah Al Mamun Chowdhury.
The refugees who have already arrived in Chattogram will reach the remote island on Tuesday.
Although the original plan was to move 700 refugees in the second batch, the number more than doubled because many other refugees expressed willingness to shift to the island, the Prime Minister s Office said.