Hasina to visit Rohingya refugee camp tomorrow

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Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will on Tuesday visit camps for Rohingya refugees in the southeastern part of the country, an official said even as the Government allotted 2,000 acres of forest land in Coxs Bazar area to accommodate the refugees fleeing violence in Myanmar. Hasina will be visiting the Kutupalang camp in Cox’s Bazar, Ashraful Alam, Deputy Press Secretary to the PM, told bdnews24.com on Sunday. Rohingyas have arrived in Bangladesh in thousands fleeing violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state. The Bangladesh government has also decided to prepare a biometric database of the Rohingya refugees, Dhaka Tribune reported. “The numbers of the Rohingyas are increasing everyday and they have taken shelter in different places. So, we have allotted the land to keep them in one place,” Shah Kamal, Secretary in the Disaster Management and Relief Ministry, said while visiting Rohingya camps. The Passport Directorate has been tasked to make a list of the Rohingyas with their names, photos and finger prints, an official said.

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