Minister to brief diplomats on Rohingya repatriation today
Foreign Minister A H Mahmood Ali will brief diplomats this evening on the current situation of the Rohingya repatriation, the ministry sources said.
The briefing will be held at the State Guest House Padma at 4:30pm.
The first batch of Rohingya refugees are set to be sent back to Myanmar this afternoon amid reports that many of the refugees listed for return are hiding in fear of forcible repatriation.
It comes more than 14 months after the Rohingya influx began following a brutal military crackdown in Rakhine State.
The authorities have built two repatriation centres -- one at Kerantoli of Teknaf and the other at Ghundhum, a bordering area in Naikhyangchhari -- each having 33 semi pucca rooms. The refugees will be kept in the rooms before their return to their home in Rakhine.
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