Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, on Monday, sought United Nations (UN) assistance to relocate the forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals to the well-developed Bhashanchar when the UN Resident Coordinator to Bangladesh Gwyn Lewis paid a courtesy call on her.
"As there is no certainty of sending Rohingyas back soon to their country, they should be relocated to the well-organised Bhashanchar and the UN can cooperate to this end," PM's Speechwriter M Nazrul Islam quoted her as saying.
Nazrul Islam briefed reporters after the call on at PM's official Ganabhaban residence in the morning, reports BSS.
The Prime Minister said the Rohingya refugees are currently living a congested life in their camps in Cox's Bazar.
"If the Rohingya can be relocated to the Bhashanchar, where accommodations for over 100,000 people have been created with livelihoods, they can lead a dignified life in a liveable atmosphere," she said.
In the Bhashanchar, there are arrangements for better livelihoods and education for the children of the Rohingyas with their native language, she added.
The Prime Minister said they have sheltered the huge number of Rohingyas in Bangladesh on the humanitarian ground, but they are now becoming a massive burden for Bangladesh.
She thanked the UN for extending cooperation to Bangladesh since Rohingyas took shelter here and hoped that they will continue the support.
During the meeting, Sheikh Hasina said the Rohingyas are creating social problems in Cox's Bazar as many of them are engaged in drug, arms and human trafficking, adding they (Rohingyas) are also involved in internal conflicts and militancy.
The premier said the Rohingya refugees have become the majority in Cox's Bazar outnumbering the locals.
