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Although some Rohingya are interested in going to Bhasanchar, the government is under pressure from various international organizations, including UNHCR, not to send them there, the foreign minister said Sunday. This is Abdul Momen. “We are under pressure from UNHCR and other NGOs not to send Rohingya to Bhasanchar,” he told reporters.
Dr. Momen said: “Bhasanchar is a very beautiful place and it should have been a tourist center. If I had been in charge of it, I would have built it as a resort.
He said: “The Rohingya can make a living in Rakhine as they used to in Bhasanchar. There are many people who are willing to go.
In response to a question. Momen said the government wants to gradually relocate the Rohingya there.
Although Rohingya leaders have recently expressed satisfaction with the situation in Bhasanchar, the European Union (EU) ambassador to Bangladesh, Rance Terink, has insisted on a visit by a UN humanitarian and technical team.
He said it was a welcome step to visit the situation for the first time recently. However, it is also important to go ahead with the technical and security assessment proposed by the UN. At the same time, a separate visit is needed to assess the humanitarian and security situation of the 306 refugees already displaced there.
The government plans to start relocating one lakh of Rohingya from Cox’s Bazar camps to Bhasanchar this year.
Representatives of the international community in Bangladesh, including the ambassadors of the United States and the European Union, the British High Commissioner, the Canadian High Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid, the World Bank Country Director and the UN Resident Coordinator, visited recently the Rohingya camp at Cox’s Bazar.
The delegation also spoke with government officials about the Bhasanchar project. Members of the delegation assured the authorities of their unwavering commitment to helping Rohingya refugees and affected local Bangladeshis in all their discussions.
World Bank Country Director Mercy Tembon said: “We have been with Bangladesh since the beginning of this crisis and we will continue to increase Cox’s Bazar development assistance. I have already donated over £ 500 million. This crisis cannot and will not be forgotten.
The delegation commended Bangladesh for accepting that the Rohingya people should be generous in their asylum and that their return should be voluntary, safe and with dignity.
They reiterated that there is a solution to the crisis in Myanmar and that the root causes of the crisis must be addressed.
They noted that bringing to justice those responsible for the atrocities committed against the Rohingya people in Rakhine State would help to restore the confidence of the refugees upon their return to their homeland.
Source: UNB
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