Bangladesh is aiming to accommodate a total of 100,000 Rohingya refugees on the island of Bhasan Char, and they are getting help from Nippon Foundation.
FILE PHOTO: Rohingya refugees sit on wooden benches of a navy vessel on their way to the Bhasan Char island in Noakhali district, Bangladesh , December 29, 2020. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain/File PhotoTOKYO: Bhasan Char, an island about 60 km from Bangladesh 's mainland, is home to 35,000 Rohingya s fleeing persecution and violence in Myanmar.to the remote, cyclone-hit island from the town of Cox’s Bazar - one of the world’s largest refugee camps - since 2020.
Young men will learn to maintain and repair motorcycles, while women will be taught handicrafts and how to use a sewing machine. He added that they will learn how to fish in the sea, how to breed sheep and chickens, and perform marine and modern farming.The relocation of the refugees to Bhasan Char was initially opposed by rights groups due to its tendency to flood during the monsoon season.
But Mr Sasakawa noticed during his visit that embankments had been built, as well as structures refugees can use for evacuation. There are also medical facilities in each zone. “Until around November 20 last year, there was not one shot. But just as we were about to observe one year since , unfortunately, combat resumed,” Mr Sasakawa said.
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