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A total of seven Army and Navy ships set out for Bhasanchar in Noakhali with more than 1,500 Rohingya from various camps, including Ukhia in Cox’s Bazar. The boats left the Chittagong Boat Club, RRB and the Coast Guard jetty around 10 a.m. Friday. The fleet has six Bangladeshi Navy ships and one Army ship.
Previously, several Rohingya had moved to the Ghumdhum transit point adjacent to the Kutupalong camp in Ukhia since Wednesday evening with the purpose of going voluntarily to Bhasanchar. Others started arriving from Thursday morning. Arrangements for transportation and food were stored in advance. The movement of the Rohingya from the Ukhia College grounds to Bhasanchar began in the morning. Dozens of buses gathered on the campus of Ukhia Degree College. After arriving in Chittagong, they were kept overnight in the BAF Shahin School transit camp at BAF Zahur Ghat. About 60 tons of food have been stored for them in Bhasanchar. Cooked food will be provided for the first two months. Then they can cook in their respective residences.
According to sources, a delegation of 22 NGOs has already visited Bhasanchar Island in connection with the relocation of the Rohingya. They expressed their satisfaction with the arrangements envisaged by the government. However, on condition of anonymity, an international NGO official said there have been repeated allegations that the Rohingya will not go to Bhasanchar at the instigation of the NGOs. So this time, no NGO cares about the Rohingya. However, several NGOs are known to have started working there.
Sources further said that more than 3,000 Rohingya agreed to leave their homes in the Ukhia and Teknaf Hills and move to Bhasanchar. However, between 4,000 and 5,000 Rohingya have expressed interest, Refugee, Relief and Repatriation Commissioner Shah Rezwan Hayat told the media. Many Rohingya interested in going to Bhasanchar said they agreed to go there after hearing descriptions from Rohingya leaders who had returned after visiting Bhasanchar. According to them, Bhasanchar will be much safer than living in densely populated slums. Furthermore, the infrastructure built for the Rohingya to live in Bhasanchar appears to have much more modern facilities.
By the way, it has long been rumored that 1 lakh from Rohingyas will go to Bhasanchar. The common people of Ukhia-Teknaf are expressing their relief that this journey has finally begun. Houses with all kinds of facilities have been built for the Rohingya in Bhasanchar, floating in the sea in Hatia in Noakhali. Last September, the government brought 40 Rohingya leaders, including two women, to see the accommodation. They were impressed by the accommodation arrangements at Bhasanchar. Back at the camp, they encouraged others to go to Bhasanchar as well.
Ittefaq / ZHD
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