Cox’s Bazar Sadar Upazila Nirbahi Officer Milton Roy on Tuesday launched the distribution of over Tk 47.52 lakh and Covid-19 safety gears among 1056 families of the host community at Sadar Upazila Parishad auditorium on Tuesday. The Emergency Response Program (ERP) of Caritas Bangladesh arranged the event in coordination with Cox’s Bazar Sadar Upazila Administration. Read: Early repatriation of Rohingyas lead priority, FM tells UN expert Presiding over the event, ERP Director Marcel Ratan Guda said financial assistance will reach 1056 people through electronic money transfer in phases. He said Caritas Bangladesh's effort is to help the backward families of the host community in Cox's Bazar as they can overcome the loss of the coronavirus pandemic. Speaking as the chief guest, Cox's Bazar Sadar Upazila Nirbahi Officer Milton Roy said, "NGOs working in Cox’s Bazar should come forward to help the host community alongside  implementing projects in the Rohingya camps." ERP’s Head of Operation Inmanuel Chayan Biswas, said Caritas Bangladesh is trying to stand by the host community along with Forcibly Displaced Myanmar Nationals (FDMN) in Cox’s Bazar with its partners. The current activities are going on under a project funded by CAFOD, he added. The event was attended by Md Abdullah Fuad, Head of Program, ERP; Project Coordinator Md. Sajib Ali and Md. Samiul Haque Chowdhury; and Communication & Documentation Officer Roton Malo. Read: MoFA trashes reports on learning centre closure in Rohingya camps Caritas Bangladesh is carrying out various activities in Cox's Bazar to help the host community besides FDMNs.

The new President of Caritas Bangladesh (CB) Bishop James Romen Boiragi on Monday said the Forcibly Displaced Myanmar Nationals (FDMNs), or Rohingyas, now taking shelter in the refugee camps of Ukhiya upazila, are the most vulnerable community in the region. He made the remarks while visiting the Kutupalong camp together with the organisation's Executive Director (ED) Sebastian Rozario. While talking to Rohingya people and their leaders, the CB President said, “We want peaceful repatriation of the Rohingya community to their motherland as it’s your demand as well.” CB President visited Camp-4 and Camp-4 Extension in Ukhiya where CB has been providing various facilities to FDMNs since the massive influx in 2017. READ: 379 more Rohingyas reach Bhasan Char During the visit to Rohingya Camp-4 and Camp 4-Extension, CB high officials spoke to Camp-in-Charge (CIC) Md Mahfujar Rahman (Deputy Secretary). CB President thanked the government of Bangladesh through the CIC for giving them the opportunity to work for the FDMNs. “Caritas Bangladesh is the pioneer organization in protecting the environment here and started tree plantation activities and distributed LPG Cylinders to stop deforestation,” said CB President. Talking to CB President, Md Obaidul Haque, a Majhi (camp-wise leader of Rohingya people) of Camp-4, said they are happy in the camp but they want to go to their motherland ultimately. CB’s Emergency Response Program (ERP) Project Director Marcel Ratan Guda; Head of Operation of ERP, Mr Inmanuel Chayan Biswas; Camp Coordinator Paritosh Chakrabortty, among others, were present.