Envoys of four countries who visited Bhasan Char on Friday were impressed with facilities and scopes for Rohingyas available there, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said today.
A 16 member high profile delegation, including four envoys and representatives of the United Nations, paid a visit to Bhasan Char island in the Bay of Bengal to observe the overall situation of Rohingyas in person.
The delegation was led by Prime Minister’s Principal Secretary Mohammad Tofazzel Hossain Miah, and included Japanese envoy Kiminori Iwama, French envoy Marie Masdupuy, Indonesian envoy Heru Hartanto Subolo, Chinese envoy Yao Wen, UN Resident Coordinator Gwyn Lewis, Representative at United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Johannes van der Klaauw, and World Food Program Officer-in-Charge Simone Lawson Parchment.
Apart from them, Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen, Finance Secretary Fatima Yasmin, Disaster Management and Relief Ministry Secretary Md Kamrul Hasan, Prime Minister’s Office Secretary Mohammad Salahuddin, its Director General (admin) Md Ahsan Kibria Siddiqui were also part of the visiting team.
The visit to Bhasan Char was hosted to discuss progress on the island and support to the approximately 30000 Rohingya living there.
"Increasing community self-reliance is a priority, particularly given the increased humanitarian funding challenges," UN Resident Coordinator in Bangladesh Gwyn Lewis tweeted.