Dr Maung Zarni calls Bhasan Char “death island” and opposes Bangladesh’s plan to forcibly relocate 100,000 Rohingya genocide survivors
This photo, collected from project official Atikul Islam’s Facebook page, shows the housing project under construction at Bhasan char (Photo via Dhaka Tribune)
RN Breakfast | Published by ABC on March 7, 2019
Rights groups warn against Rohingya relocation to Bangladesh island
Bangladesh has confirmed it will begin relocating Rohingya refugees to an uninhabited island off its southern coast within weeks.
The Bhashan Char islet in the Bay of Bengal has been earmarked by Dhaka for about 100,000 Rohingyas.
The relocation plan is aimed at easing overcrowding at the Cox's Bazaar camp where a million Rohingya refugees are living after fleeing persecution in Myanmar.
But international groups and rights activists warn the move is dangerous and risky.
