Bangladesh: Rohingya

(asked on 3rd December 2018) - View Source

Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Bangladesh about the construction of accommodation for Rohingya refugees on the silt island of Bhasan Char in the River Meghna.


Answered by
Lord Bates Portrait
Lord Bates
This question was answered on 17th December 2018

The UK Government has provided no support for the proposed relocation of refugees to Bhasan Char Island. We have raised concerns about the island’s fitness for this purpose with the Government of Bangladesh.

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