A total of 508 Rohingyas have been relocated Bhasan Char after a seven-month hiatus.
Additionally, 393 refugees who had previously been relocated to the island but had returned to visit the Cox's Bazar camps were also transferred back to Bhasan Char.
The Rohingyas refugees from various camps in Ukhiya-Teknaf gathered at the temporary transit point at Ukhiya College, expressing their interest in joining this 25th transfer phase to Bhasan Char on Tuesday.
They departed for Chittagong at night and are expected to arrive at Bhasan Char by ship under the supervision of the Navy the following day.
The Additional Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commissioner (Joint Secretary) Mohammad Shamsud Douza Nayan confirmed the process.
He said a total of 901 Rohingyas, including the 393 who had returned to the Cox's Bazar camps for visits, were sent to Bhasan Char. He emphasized that this relocation is part of an ongoing initiative.
They were trasported via 20 buses and trucks.
Rohingya youth Abul Kalam, 27, along with his family from Camp 15, is among those relocating to Bhasan Char.
He said: "We live in fear of criminals in the camps. It’s not safe for our family, so we are moving to Bhasan Char."
According to the office of the camp in-charge, 253 Rohingyas from 27 families in Camp-15 and Camp-16 in Ukhiya have completed all necessary procedures for relocation to Bhasan Char.
In the previous phase, on March 1, four ships transferred 1,242 Rohingyas to Bhasan Char.
