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Rohingya from Cox’s Bazar refugee camp were discouraged from going to Hatiyar Bhasanchar in Noakhali. One of the parties even threatened to kill him if he went to Bhasanchar. As a result, the voluntary movement of Rohingya to Bhasanchar was hampered.
At the government’s initiative (4 December), 1,842 Rohingya set foot on the island of Bhasanchar in the Bay of Bengal in the first phase of relocation from Cox’s Bazar refugee camp on Friday afternoon. Previously, the Rohingya, who were interested in going to Bhasanchar, were taken in vehicles from different camps in Cox’s Bazar on Thursday and held at the Shahin school transit camp in Chittagong.
As soon as the process of repatriation and delivery of the Rohingya to Bhasanchar began, a cycle loomed in the camp with various obstacles. There are reports of Rohingya involvement, including groups from the mountains, donor agencies adjacent to the camp in this cycle.
‘Who are you? Who gave you the responsibility of encouraging you to go to Bhasanchar from the camp? I will campaign against Bhasanchar. If not, there will be no place in the world for long. A Rohingya leader from the Teknaf camp in Shamalpur, who did not want to be identified, was similarly threatened on 9 September during a campaign in the Bhasanchar camp. Earlier in the day, a group of 40 Rohingya leaders visited Bhasanchar.
The Rohingya leader said he had been threatened by a mountain group, adding that Rohingya who had come to Bhasanchar from their camp had spoken on the phone. They spent a day there smiling. They said that the infrastructure built by the government in Bhasanchar is strong and beautiful. They were very well managed on the fly. Everything you need to live there is there. Which was beyond his comprehension. Hearing them, more people in the camp are eager to go.
Another 3,500 Rohingya will be dispatched to Bhasanchar this week, the Bangladesh News Agency (BNA) said on Friday, citing naval sources.
Commander M Anwarul Kabir, director of the Bhasanchar ‘Asrayan-3’ sub-project, said: “After landing in Bhasanchar and seeing the environment, they said that life here would be safer than in Cox’s Bazar.”
He added: “The Rohingya team in Bhasanchar are very happy, they are looking everywhere. However, a final decision on the Rohingya issue has yet to be made in the second phase.
Arriving in Bhasanchar, Maryland. From Teknaf’s Shamlapur Rohingya camp on mobile. Salamat Ullah said: “We are very happy to see the houses, roads and agricultural environment of Bhasanchar. I think the decision to come here was timely.
He said: ‘Before coming here I was a little scared to hear about some people in the camp. They said that the atmosphere in Bhasanchar is not good. The sea water rose. The ground is soft. After coming here, I realized that his words are not true. ‘
Another Rohingya leader, who did not want to be identified, said: “Those who cannot go to Bhasanchar have different reasons. They have the opportunity to commit various misdeeds sitting here. They use innocent Rohingya as shields. If they go to Bhasanchar, their opportunity to travel freely and commit misdeeds will be stopped.
Salamat Ullah, who emigrated to Bangladesh in August 2016, said: ‘I came to Bhasanchar voluntarily with 6 members of my family. However, some people at the camp dissuaded him from going there in various ways. They did not want us to go to Bhasanchar. They don’t care because we’re not okay. Its purpose is basically to make the equipment heavier. After coming here, different people from the camp wanted to know how we are doing. Many are now eager to come and listen to us. ‘
Another Rohingya woman named Sharmin Akhter contacted Bhasanchar on her mobile phone and made the same complaint. They were also discouraged from going there in various ways.
Abul Kalam, leader of the Shamlapur Rohingya camp, said: “I have spoken with people who have come to Bhasanchar from their camp. Everybody is fine. Another 20 Rohingya families from the camp have expressed interest in moving to Bhasanchar. The matter has been informed to the interested party.
He said: ‘A clique in the camp is campaigning against Bhasanchar to reduce the chances of various misdeeds. But the dream of those of us who have been deported from Myanmar is to return to their homeland.
Refugee Aid and Repatriation Commissioner (RRRC) Shah Rezwan Hayat said the issue of deterring Rohingya from going to Bhasanchar has recently come to the fore. “We have said from the beginning that the government has not forced anyone to go to Bhasanchar,” he said. As a result, it is not a matter of discouragement. We have to identify these wrongdoers and take legal action.
He added: “Now everyone knows that no one was forced to go to Bhasanchar. Where or when you obtain such facilities. News is already coming in from various camps that more Rohingya are interested in going there. In the second phase, it will be decided to speak with the authorities about the shipment of Rohingya.
According to relevant sources, in 2016 a project called ‘Asrayan-3’ was started with the aim of temporarily relocating a section of Rohingyas to Bhasanchar. The general infrastructure is developed and forested to make the charity habitable. The navy is tasked with ensuring safety on the island. Bhasanchar developed as a “municipality” at a cost of approximately 3 billion Tk. In addition to the Rohingya refugees, upgraded and modern buildings have been constructed here for NGO officials, embassy officials and high-ranking officials.
More than seven and a half lakh Rohingya took refuge in Bangladesh on August 25, 2016 due to ongoing attacks, oppression and killings by the Myanmar military. Additionally, large numbers of Rohingya had previously taken refuge. At present, their number is at least 11 lakh. In this situation, to keep the Rohingya safe from the densely populated camps in Ukhia and Teknaf, the government has taken the initiative to build a self-financed refugee camp on Bhasanchar, an isolated island in Noakhali, and send them there.
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