Bhawal forest in Gazipur decorated with Sufal Bagan. The photo was taken on Monday.

Myanmar minister now says: Conditions in Rohingya refugee camps ‘very poor’

Reuters, YANGON :A Myanmar minister expressed concerns on Thursday about “very poor conditions” in Rohingya refugee camps in neighbouring Bangladesh, and said repatriation of the Muslim minority should start as soon as possible due to the coming monsoon season.The United Nations and rights groups say a Myanmar military operation in the country’s northwest in August has sent nearly 700,000 Rohingya Muslims fleeing to Bangladesh. Most live in flimsy, bamboo-and-plastic structures perched on hills around Cox’s Bazar, in southern Bangladesh.Fleeing Rohingya...

20 Apr 2018, 12:00 am