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31 May 2025 boat Bhasan Char News boat sinking

Boat sinks en route from Bhasan Char to Noakhali

A boat carrying 39 people from Bhasan Char to Noakhali sank on 31 May. Passengers included Rohingya patients, police, and civilians. 20 have been recovered; their condition remains unconfirmed. 19 are still missing. Search and rescue efforts continue.

13 May 2025 Comment Human Rights Watch UNHCR Escape Refugee Rights Freedom of Movement Host Community Relations Children NSI

Bhasan Char: No Real Freedom of Movement for Rohingya

Villagers detained up to 45 Rohingya - many of them children - who fled Bhasan Char on 12 May 2025. Incident highlights lack of freedom of movement and forced returns

07 May 2025 Comment Escape Children Conditions

Rohingya Escape Exposes Cracks in Bhasan Char Relocation

35 Rohingya detained after fleeing Bhasan Char, spotlighting dire camp conditions and renewed doubts over Bangladesh’s island relocation plan.

Bhasan Char. Administrative building rises above rows of refugee accommodation.

30 Apr 2025 Escape Conditions Corruption

Report Questions the Future of Bangladesh’s Bhasan Char Rohingya Camp

Failed Architecture has published a new report by journalist and documentary filmmaker Shafiur Rahman examining Bangladesh’s purpose-built Rohingya settlement on Bhasan Char. The piece,

Image of Bhasan Char with distinctive red roofs on buildings.

18 Feb 2025 Conditions Comment Children Escape News

Rohingya Escapees from Bhasan Char Sent to Ukhiya Camps - An Admission of Failure?

Instead of sending the escaped Rohingya back to Bhasan Char, authorities moved them to the camps in Ukhiya.