{"id":73009,"date":"2021-02-15T15:00:04","date_gmt":"2021-02-15T15:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/?p=73009"},"modified":"2021-02-15T15:00:05","modified_gmt":"2021-02-15T15:00:05","slug":"bangladesh-to-move-more-rohingya-muslims-to-remote-island-in-bay-of-bengal-despite-outcry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/73009-bangladesh-to-move-more-rohingya-muslims-to-remote-island-in-bay-of-bengal-despite-outcry\/","title":{"rendered":"Bangladesh to move more Rohingya Muslims to remote island in Bay of Bengal, despite outcry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/02\/photo_2021-02-15_17-23-26-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-73017\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/02\/photo_2021-02-15_17-23-26-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/02\/photo_2021-02-15_17-23-26-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/02\/photo_2021-02-15_17-23-26-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/02\/photo_2021-02-15_17-23-26-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/02\/photo_2021-02-15_17-23-26.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>Bangladesh is moving 3,000-4,000 more Rohingya Muslim refugees to a remote Bay of Bengal island over the next two days, two officials said on Sunday, despite concerns about the risk of storms and floods lashing the site.<br>Dhaka has relocated around 7,000 to Bhasan Char island since early December from border camps in neighbouring Buddhist-majority Myanmar, where more than a million refugees live in ramshackle huts perched on razed hillsides.<br>The Rohingya refugees will be moved to Bhasan Char by ships on Monday and Tuesday, Navy Commodore Rashed Sattar said from the island.<br>Bangladesh says the relocation is voluntary, but some of a first group to be moved spoke of being coerced.<br>The government has dismissed safety concerns over the island, citing the building of flood defences as well as housing for 100,000 people, hospitals and cyclone centres.<br>It also says overcrowding in refugee camps fuels crime.<br>Once they arrive on Bhasan Char, the Rohingya, a minority group who fled violence, are not allowed to leave the island, which is several hours&#8217; journey from the southern port of Chittagong.<br>The U.N. 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