Help us relocate Rohingyas to Bhasan Char: PM urges UN
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday urged the United Nations to help Bangladesh in relocating Rohingyas to Bhashan Char island.
She made the plea while UN resident coordinator Gwyn Lewis called on her at her official residence, Ganabhaban.
PM's Speech Writer M Nazrul Islam told reporters that the prime minister mentioned that over one million Myanmar nationals, Rohingyas, are now a big burden for Bangladesh.
"Their return to their homeland soon is uncertain, so I am requesting the UN to help Bangladesh relocate the Rohingyas to Bhashanchar," she said.
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In this connection, she mentioned that the island has been organised and developed to provide better living condition for the Myanmar nationals.
She said that it has a cyclone shelter, employment opportunities on limited scale and education facilities for the children in their mother language.
Hasina said that the Rohingyas who are living in camps in Ukhia, Cox's Bazar have already outnumbered the local people.
"They have created problems for the living and livelihoods of the local Bangladesh people," she said.
