UN team on Bhasan Char to inspect facilities
This aerial view of Bhasan Char shows a portion of the housing facilities that has been built on the island to relocate the Rohingyas from Cox’s Bazar. The authorities say that the housing is ready to host 1 lakh Rohingyas. Star file photo
Staff Correspondent
Staff Correspondent
An 18-member UN delegation reached Bhasan Char yesterday on a three-day visit to take a first-hand view of the housing facility for 100,000 Rohingyas.
Facilitated by the Government of Bangladesh, the United Nations' visit to Bhasan Char is taking place from March 17 to 20, said Mostafa Mohammad Sazzad Hossain, assistant communications officer at UNHCR Bangladesh.