Dhaka Tribune
The Rohingyas will be relocated there before August,
Secretary Mohammad Shah Kamal says
100,000 Rohingyas, who have taken shelter in Bangladesh
amid persecution in Myanmar, will be relocated to Bhashan Char of Hatiya
upazila in Noakhali within two months.
Disaster Management and Relief secretary Mohammad Shah
Kamal came up with the information at a programme at Balukhali camp in Cox’s
Bazar’s Ukhiya upazila.
The secretary said that all the preparations have been
completed and the Rohingyas will be relocated there before August.
Earlier on November 14, 2017, the Executive Committee of
the National Economic Council (Ecnec) approved a TK 2,312.15 crore project for
giving temporary shelter to Rohingyas at Bhashan Char.
The Ecnec approved the project titled “Ashrayan-3” for
construction of necessary infrastructure for the housing of 100,000 displaced
Myanmar citizens, and construction of island infrastructure at Bhashan Char.