Bangladesh says Rohingya refugees can't leave flood-prone island

They will not be allowed to leave unless they agree to return to Myanmar. FMTNews Rohingya Bangladesh Refugees

DHAKA: Hundreds of Rohingya refugees on a flood-prone island in the Bay of Bengal will not be allowed to leave unless they agree to return home, Bangladesh authorities said Thursday.

“They will stay at Bhasan Char until they are repatriated to Myanmar,” Mohammed Khorshed Alam Khan, administrator for the district covering the island, told AFP. But Human Rights Watch questioned that motivation, and said the refugees were not being treated well. A Rohingya leader from the Cox’s Bazar camps said relatives of those on the island wanted to hold talks with Bangladesh’s refugee commissioner.

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