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Rohingya refugees relocated to controversial Bangladesh island after weeks at sea

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Rohingya refugees relocated to controversial Bangladesh island after weeks at seaDozens of Rohingya refugees stranded at sea for weeks have been relocated to a controversial flood-prone island in the Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh officials said Sunday. Bangladesh last year constructed facilities for 100,000 people on Bhashan Char, a muddy silt islet in the cyclone-prone coastal belt, saying they needed to take pressure off crowded border camps that are home to almost one million Rohingya.

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