Another 1021 Rohingyas reach Bhasan Char from Ctg

Another 1021 Rohingyas today reached Bhasan Char from city's Patenga Boat Club in the sixth batch under the supervision of Bangladesh Navy.

They arrived at the Bhasan Char 24 hours after the 5th batch of Rohingyas reached there as a part of their relocation, sources said.

Rohingyas arrive ta Bhasan Char under the supervision of Bangladesh Navy. File photo: Mohammad Minhaj Uddin/TBS

Earlier, they reached Patenga from Cox's Bazar's Ukhiya Balukhali camp and left for Bhasan Char with the help of four naval ships around 10.40 am today after an overnight stay at a temporary transit camp of BAF Shaheen College here.

The first group of 1,642 Rohingyas reached Bhasan Char on December 4, the second batch of 1,804 Rohingyas on December 29, in 2020 and the 3rd batch of 1778 Rohingyas on January 29, fourth batch 1464 Rohingya on January 30 and 5th batch 2010 Rohingya reached yesterday at Bhasanchar under the supervision of the Bangladesh Navy, sources said.

Many rohingyas fall asleep during their journey to Bhashan Char. File photo: Mohammad Minhaj Uddin/TBS

Rear Admiral Mozemmel Hoque, Commander of Bangladesh Navy, Chattogram region told journalists that another 1021 more Rohingyas reached Bhasan Char around 1.25 pm today.

Earlier, about 13,010 Rohingya refugees were relocated to Bhasanchar in five phases Before boarding the ship, the Rohingyas were given tokens and keys of the allotted shelter homes after various data entries, he added.