On the one hand, the Rakhine people who suffered the genocide of the putschist pagans, on the other hand, were sent by the government of Bangladesh to Bhasan Char Island, a dangerous settlement in the middle of the Bay of Bengal. Human rights organizations blame the Bangladesh government for this dangerous attempt, while Bangladeshi officials argue that they do not forcibly send any refugees to the Island.
The testing of Rakhine people, one of the oppressed communities of the Islamic world, is getting more and more difficult with each passing day. Rakhine Muslims, who were subjected to genocide in their ancestral lands by wild Buddhists, and were exiled from their homes, could not find comfort in Bangladesh, where they migrated in hopes of establishing a new life. Bangladesh government, which opened camps in Cox Bazaar to Arakan refugees fleeing persecution in Myanmar, sends 100 thousand Arakanians to Bhasan Char Island off the coast of the Bay of Bengal on the grounds that it cannot bear the refugee burden. The island, where 7 thousand Arakan refugees have been sent so far, is considered dangerous by human rights organizations on the grounds that it is vulnerable to natural disasters. The Bangladesh government, which took shelter behind the excuse that they do not receive support for the care of the refugees, continues its policy of settling Arakan refugees in Bhasan Char Island and ignores all the reactions and criticisms.
TODAY, 7 THOUSAND RAKHINE PEOPLE SENT
Bhasan Char Island, which was formed 20 years ago in the middle of the Bay of Bengal in the south of Bangladesh, has not been settled until today. According to the news of the Bangladesh media, 100 thousand Rakhine people are planned to be settled in the Bhasan Char refugee camp, which was built with a cost of 300 million dollars. The Bangladesh government has so far placed 4 different groups on the island, consisting of at least one thousand people. Refugee shipments, which started in late 2020, are expected to continue through 2021. The first group of Rakhine refugees living in camps in the Cox Bazaar sent to the Island on December 4, 2020, the second group on December 29, 2020, the third on January 29, and the fourth on January 30. It has been announced that the refugees sent to the island have reached seven thousand. This number will gradually reach 100 thousand.
CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS RESPONSE TO THE BANGLADESH GOVERNMENT
Human rights and humanitarian organizations that care for Rakhine Muslims say that the Bangladeshi government's decision to send refugees to the Island clearly means an invitation to mass murder. Concerns that may justify these organizations are obvious. Especially the island's geographical location is prone to severe floods and hurricanes. Considering the monsoon rains experienced every year in the Indian subcontinent and thousands of people lose their lives, it becomes clear that Bhasan Char Island cannot be a good habitat for Arakan refugees. In addition, in a possible hurricane disaster in the Bay of Bengal, it does not seem possible to evacuate the refugees on the island in a healthy way. Because Bhasan Char Island is 3 hours away from the mainland of Bangladesh by boat. Rakhine refugees will not be the only ones to suffer in such a disaster. Thousands of government personnel such as soldiers, police officers, health workers and agriculturalists, who are responsible for the coordination of Rakhine refugees in Bhasan Char Island, will also be in danger.
BANGLADESH GOVERNMENT INSISTS ITS ERROR
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who is the main perpetrator of the death row against the Islamic leaders of the Bangladeshi Community, said that despite the reactions, Rakhine Muslims will continue to be settled on the island. Bangladesh Foreign Minister Abdul Momen agrees with Prime Minister Hasina. Momen blamed the United Nations in his defense of the accusations and said: "We are not sending Rakhine refugees to the island by force. We only move refugees willing to go. And this mobilization will alleviate the chronic overcrowding in our camps, which host over 1 million Rohingya immigrants. Let the United Nations raise their concerns not to us but to the Myanmar government. Our naval officials have mobilized many opportunities to transport the Rohingyas to the Island."
RETURN TO THE MAIN STATE APPEARS IMPOSSIBLE
The state of Rohingya, the bleeding wound of the Islamic world, is under the occupation of the Buddhist junta government that ruled Myanmar for many years. In Rohingya, where almost all of its people are Muslim, oppressed Rakhine Muslims, who were subjected to brutal attacks and genocide by Buddhists, had to leave their homeland and take refuge in neighboring countries. The Rakhine oppressed people who tried to flee to countries such as Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand made the most intensive migration to Bangladesh. Forced to take refuge in Bangladesh en masse, Arakan Muslims are struggling for life in refugee camps under very difficult conditions. Unfortunately, because of the brutal policies of the Myanmar state and the lack of a will to impose sanctions on the tyrannical Myanmar state in Islamic countries, there is no hope for the return of the Rakhine oppressed to their homeland.