Discussing the matter, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen told reporters: “The government is not playing hide and seek on the Bhashan Char issue. Also Read- UN Special Rapporteur Yanghee Lee to visit Bhashan CharThese organizations have also voiced criticism regarding the Bangladesh government’s decision to relocate the Rohingya refugees to Bhashan Char. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was slated to open the new settlement built to house 100,000 refugees on Bhashan Char on October 3. The Bhashan Char Island is one hour by boat from the nearest land but violent storms make the journey by sea dangerous or sometimes impossible. Hundreds of thousands have died in Bangladesh from natural disasters in the last 50 years, mostly in coastal areas near Bhashan Char.

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 25, 2019 07:30 UTC