Rohingyas sit onboard a ship as they move to Bhasan Char island near Chattogram, Bangladesh. - Reuters
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 5 (Xinhua): Rohingya refugees from Myanmar should not be forced to move from overcrowded camps in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, to an island in the Bay of Bengal, a UN spokesman said on Friday.
"We have heard some reports from the camps that some refugees may be feeling pressured into relocating to the island of Bhasan Char or may have changed their initial views about relocation and no longer wish to move," said Stephane Dujarric, the chief spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
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