Danish crown princess Mary Elizabeth on Tuesday visited Rohingya camps and interacted with the refugees and host community members. The princess traveled to Rohingya camps by a car from Cox's Bazar town and observed soil erosion control and environmental restoration activities of the Danish Refugee Council (DRC) through tree plantation at Camp 5. Also read: Cox's Bazar: Danish Crown Princess Mary to meet Rohingyas, host community Tuesday Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commissioner Shah Rezwan Hayat and other officials welcomed the Danish princess at Camp 5 who also visited camps 6 and 8. The princess arrived in the beach town Monday afternoon. Shortly after she arrived in Dhaka on Monday morning, the princess met Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her official residence Gonobhaban. She will travel to the Sundarbans Wednesday to meet the forest officials and people affected by climate change.

Adequate security measures have been taken in the Sundarbans under Shyamnagar upazila of Satkhira district as Crown Princess of Denmark Mary Elizabeth is scheduled to visit the area on April 27. The Forest Department has imposed a ban on the entrance of visitors for April 26 and April 27 in the Sundarbans to ensure foolproof security for the Crown princes. Already all steps have been taken and 700 police will remain deployed to ensure the security of the Crown princess. Assistant Forest Conservator of the Sundarbans Satkhira range, MA Hasan said “Crown Princess Mary Elizabeth will come to the Sundarbans on Wednesday and she will likely travel in the Sundarbans and exchange her views with the Forest officials concerned.” Also read: Danish Crown Princess Mary to meet PM, visit Rohingya camps To ensure security, the Forest Department has suspended issuance of allowing visitors with passes for two days, he said. Mostafizur Rahman, superintendent of Satkhira Police, said “Unprecedented security measures have been taken following the upcoming visit of Princess Mary. No media personnel were allowed to visit in the Sundarbans during her presence.” Alongside police, Rab will also deploy in the area for security reasons. The Crown Princess will visit Kultoli village to meet climate vulnerable community members. Also read: Crown Princess of Denmark Mary Elizabeth in Dhaka on a 3-day visit She will visit multipurpose cyclone shelter in the nearby community, meet its management committee and learn about its functionality during cyclone. She will talk to community members close behind the embankment about vulnerability, loss and damages caused by cyclones. The Crown Princess will avail of a boat ride to the Sundarbans and will have interaction with the forest officials during a 15 minute-walk through the World Heritage Site discussing biodiversity and salt water intrusion in the Sundarbans. She is scheduled to leave Dhaka for Istanbul on Wednesday night. Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen received Crown Princess of Denmark Mary Elizabeth who arrived here on Monday on a three-day visit.

Mary Elizabeth, the crown princess of Denmark, is scheduled to arrive here Monday on a three-day visit to hold a series of meetings in Dhaka and meet the Rohingyas in Cox's Bazar refugee camps. The crown princess is the wife of Frederik, crown prince of Denmark. She will meet Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her official residence Gonobhaban in the morning soon after she arrives in Dhaka, said an official. Mary will hold a bilateral meeting with Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen at a city hotel in the afternoon. The crown princess, 50, will attend a lunch hosted by the Danish ambassador in Dhaka at her residence. She is scheduled to reach Cox's Bazar at around 5pm Monday and will join a briefing by the Danish Refugee Council (DRC) Tuesday morning. The princess will travel to Rohingya camps by car from Cox's Bazar town and observe soil erosion control and environmental restoration activities of DRC through tree plantation at Camp 5. She will interact with 8-10 Rohingya beneficiaries in an open shed. The Danish crown princess will plant trees there. Mary will also interact with the host community. From Cox's Bazar, she will travel to Satkhira Wednesday morning and visit village Kultoli to meet climate-vulnerable people. The crown princess will visit the multipurpose cyclone shelter in the nearby community, meet its management committee and learn about their functionality during a cyclone. She will avail of a boat ride to the Sundarbans and interact with the forest officials during a 15-minute walk through the natural resource, discussing biodiversity and saltwater intrusion in the mangrove area. The crown princess is scheduled to leave Dhaka for Istanbul Wednesday night.