Cox’s Bazar Correspondent: The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has stopped providing food aid to 23 Rohingya families of four who voluntarily agreed to repatriate in the ongoing negotiations between Bangladesh and Myanmar.
The Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commissioner (RRRC) has confirmed that their food aid has been stopped since Monday morning (June 5). Mizanur Rahman.
He said these four families have agreed to repatriate in the pilot project. There are 23 members in four families. Their food has stopped since Monday morning. But the reasons for the closure have not been disclosed by UNHCR. They are being discussed. However, these Rohingyas are being given food assistance through an alternative system.
According to information from the responsible agency, four families of Rohingyas who have voluntarily agreed to repatriate are currently staying at the transit camp in Ukhia. Among them are 5 members of Amir Hossain’s family, 7 members of Mohammad Hasan’s family, 5 members of Hosan Johar’s family, and 6 members of Mohammad Hasan’s family.
In this regard, Ikhtiyar Uddin Bayezid, Deputy Head of UNHCR’s Cox’s Bazar Office, said that it is true that the food aid for four families has been stopped. But higher officials will know the reason for the closure.
Senior officials will talk to the media in this regard on Tuesday (today).
