Increase manpower, booths at camps
Ain o Salish Kendra yesterday urged the authorities concerned to immediately increase manpower and booths to expedite the biometric registration process of the Rohingya refugees.
They also recommended that the government take initiatives to gain UNHCR recognition for the process.
The rights organisation made the recommendations at a press conference at Cox's Bazar Press Club after observing the situation of the Rohingya refugees.
ASK Executive Director Sheepa Hafiza and Deputy Director Nina Goswami were present at the conference while its Coordinator Abu Ahmed Foyzul Kabir presented a keynote paper.
The rights organisation also called for drawing up a detailed plan for the proper management of the refugees and building an adequate number of refugee camps to accommodate all the Rohingya.
ASK called for coordinated and effective steps by the government and international organisations to ensure adequate food, treatment and sanitation for the Rohingya refugees.
The organisation urged the government as well as the international community to put pressure on Myanmar so the country engages in discussions and takes back its citizens, the Rohingya.
More than 4,00,000 Rohingya, a minority group in Buddhist-majority Myanmar, entered Bangladesh in less than three weeks to flee persecution in that country.
The influx was triggered by Myanmar army's response to insurgent attacks on 30 police posts and an army base in the country's Rakhine state on August 25.
In a press statement, ASK said the recent attacks on Rohingya by the Myanmar government are the final stage of their ethnic cleansing and genocide and with such atrocities, Myanmar has violated all international convention for protecting human rights.
The rights organisation praised Bangladesh's humanitarian stance and efforts in providing shelter to the Rohingya. However, it said, there is a lack of coordination in the management of the refugees.
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