PM to open Bhasanchar project Oct 4 for shifting Rohingyas
In this Reuters file photo taken on September 11, 2017, smoke is seen on the Myanmar border as Rohingya refugees walk on the shore after crossing the Bangladesh-Myanmar border by boat through the Bay of Bengal, in Shah Porir Dwip, Bangladesh.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the Bhasanchar Island project on October 4 to relocate Rohingyas, said Additional Secretary to the Disaster Management and Relief Ministry Mohammad Habibul Kabir Chowdhury on Monday.
A total of 1 lakh Rohingyas will be transferred to the island on completion of the work, he said while talking to reporters at his office.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. Mentioning that 80 percent work of the project has already been completed, the additional secretary said the rest of the work will be done within next one and a half months.
The Rohingyas will be shifted to the island in several phases, he said.
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