A general view of Bhashan Char Island in Noahali, Bangladesh. Photo: EPA
01 June 2021
Several thousand Rohingya staged "unruly" protests Monday against living conditions on a...
Rights group say facilities on Bhashan Char island are not adequate for housing the Rohingya refugees (AFP Photo/Polash SHIKDER)
10 July 2020
Hundreds of Rohingya refugees on a flood-prone island in the Bay of Bengal will not be...
People getting off a boat in Bhashan Char island off the Bangladeshi coast in 2018. Bangladesh says Rohingya refugees shipped to the island are being treated "well" despite claims they are being beaten by security forces (AFP Photo/Polash SHIKDER)
22 May 2020
Bangladesh on Thursday slammed an international rights group's claim that its security...
Buildings intended to accomodate members of the Rohingya refugee community on the silt islet Bhashan Char in the Bay of Bengal. Photo: AFP
17 February 2020
Bangladesh announced on Sunday that it may drop previous plans to move 100,000 Rohingya...
This photograph taken on October 15, 2018, shows a structure being constructed on Bhashan Char island off the Bangladeshi coast, Photo: Polash Shikder/AFP
26 March 2019
The United Nations said Monday it was examining how to assist Bangladesh in relocating...
In this photograph taken on October 15, 2018, show people getting off a boat in Bhashan Char island off the Bangladeshi coast, as it was being prepared for the relocation of Rohingya refugees living in the country's south after fleeing violence in neighbouring Myanmar. Photo: Polash Shikder/AFP
14 March 2019
Bangladesh said Wednesday it would start relocating tens of thousands of Rohingya Muslims...