Bangladesh moves nearly 2,000 Rohingya refugees to remote island

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About 1,800 Rohingya refugees are being relocated to the island of Bhasan Char off Bangladesh, despite human rights groups raising concerns about the camp’s safety and security.

They are the second batch of refugees to be relocated from Cox’s Bazar, the world’s largest refugee camp.

The Bangladesh government says it has studied the suitability of the island and some refugees say they wanted to give it a shot as they are unable to find work in their former camp.

Al Jazeera’s Tanvir Chowdhury reports from the port city of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

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Bangladesh, officially the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 162 million people.

Bangladesh is one of the most densely populated countries in the world.

Dhaka, the capital and largest city, is the nation’s economic, political, and cultural hub. Chittagong, the largest seaport, is the second-largest city.

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