UNB, Dhaka :
Bangladesh is taking all the preparations in coordination with Myanmar to begin the first batch of Rohingya repatriation on Thursday though the ultimate success depends on “voluntariness” of their decision to return, says a senior official.
“We’re taking preparations to begin it tomorrow. This will continue until November 30 with 150 individuals each day from November 15,” the official who is working on the ground told UNB on Tuesday. He said the UNHCR will assess the voluntariness of Rohingyas’s return to make sure no one is forced to leave camp
Myanmar has given village-wise list of verified Rohingyas for the first batch return – November 15-30, officials said. Earlier, Bangladesh and Myanmar agreed to begin the first batch of repatriation on November 15 and a list of 2,260 Rohingyas, including 450 Hindus of 485 families, has been handed over to the Myanmar side.
Diplomatic sources said, a total of 450 Hindus are willing to go back and 66 of them have valid documents who do not need any further verification. Bangladesh also has handed over a new list of 22,432 Rohingyas to Myanmar side during the last joint working group meeting between the two countries.
Bangladesh is taking all the preparations in coordination with Myanmar to begin the first batch of Rohingya repatriation on Thursday though the ultimate success depends on “voluntariness” of their decision to return, says a senior official.
“We’re taking preparations to begin it tomorrow. This will continue until November 30 with 150 individuals each day from November 15,” the official who is working on the ground told UNB on Tuesday. He said the UNHCR will assess the voluntariness of Rohingyas’s return to make sure no one is forced to leave camp
Myanmar has given village-wise list of verified Rohingyas for the first batch return – November 15-30, officials said. Earlier, Bangladesh and Myanmar agreed to begin the first batch of repatriation on November 15 and a list of 2,260 Rohingyas, including 450 Hindus of 485 families, has been handed over to the Myanmar side.
Diplomatic sources said, a total of 450 Hindus are willing to go back and 66 of them have valid documents who do not need any further verification. Bangladesh also has handed over a new list of 22,432 Rohingyas to Myanmar side during the last joint working group meeting between the two countries.
