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About 3,000 Rohingya have expressed interest in going to Bhasanchar. However, the government has not yet set a date for his transfer. Bangladeshi officials say several international organizations, including the United Nations, oppose the plan.
According to international organizations, the Rohingya must be guaranteed a safe place to live before being brought to Bhasanchar.
Minister of Disaster Management. Enamur Rahman said that the government has also adopted a plan for representatives of international organizations to visit Bhasanchar in this regard.
Two years ago, the government decided to move one lakh of Rohingya to Bhasanchar, but due to the reluctance of the Rohingya, not a single person has been sent from the camp so far.
A statement by Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen said the government had planned to transfer the Rohingya to Bhasanchar in December.
Officials involved in the Rohingya repatriation have also said the government is urging the process to start soon.
They mentioned that many Rohingya are now showing interest in going to Bhasanchar. They have also listed around three thousand interested people. But they cannot set the transfer start date. That is why the objections of international organizations are raised.
Disaster Management Minister Dr. Md Enamur Rahman said that the government has also decided to visit Bhasanchar with representatives of international organizations. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of the Interior and Disaster Management and all stakeholders, including UNHCR, are trying to get the Rohingya interested in going to Bhasanchar. Only those that go voluntarily will be taken. And international organizations, including the United Nations, will inspect the project. We are also organizing an event of this type.
Authorities say uncertainty about the start of the transfer has yet to abate.
International organizations have repeatedly denounced the movement of the Rohingya to Bhasanchar from different levels of government.
But international organizations say they have not objected. They sent a mission to Bhasanchar last year to the government for a technical and security assessment. But no answer has yet been found.
Luis Donovan, spokesman for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), said: “The United Nations has already informed the government that it is interested in sending a protection mission to meet the Rohingya living in Bhasanchar.” We have already informed you of our terms of reference and we are awaiting your response.
Luis Donovan said the United Nations wanted to conduct a broader technical and security review of the island before any migration began. But this mission will be different from that. Whatever the government says, of course, any transfer must be voluntary. We look forward to doing this technical and safety assessment on that island.
However, the government now says that arrangements are being made for representatives of international organizations to visit Bhasanchar. But the government has not yet ruled on the technical assessment sought by international organizations.
Rohingya leader Md Amin from the Kutupalong refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar said that some of them were willing to go to Bhasanchar. Many do not want to go again.
A total of 306 Rohingya were brought to Bhasanchar in May after infrastructure construction. However, they were caught entering Bangladeshi waters to go to Malaysia by boat. A few days ago they protested demanding his return from there. They were later charged with torture.
Shiuli Sharma, who works with Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar, said it would not be right to relocate Rohingya to Bhasanchar without ensuring food security and general security.
Officials involved in the repatriation of the Rohingya from Cox’s Bazar said the date for the relocation of the Rohingya to Bhasanchar would be decided through high-level government discussions. However, they are trying to advance preparations at the field level.
Source: BBC
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