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Bangladesh ships Rohingya to controversial island

AFP, 04 Dec 2020
Bangladeshi authorities set Rohingya refugees on the final leg of their journey to an allegedly dangerous island, in the first phase of a controversial planned relocation of 100,000 people. Dhaka eventually wants to move 100,000 of the refugees to Bhashan Char, a low-lying silt island that critics say is prone to flooding and in the path of cyclones that frequently wreak havoc in the region.

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