Online Desk: A US Congress delegation visited the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar on Monday. Democratic Congressman Ed Case and Republican Congressman Richard McCormick lead the 11-strong delegation. They arrived at the Cox’s Bazar Airport in the morning.
Shamsud Douza Nayan, an additional commissioner of refugee relief and repatriation said the team met officials from the UNHCR, IMO and US offices.
Later, they went to visit the Rohingya refugee Camp No. 12 at Ukhiya around 11: 30 am. They saw the registration process at Camp No. 12, the learning centre at Camp No.11, and the e-voucher centre run by the World Food Programme.
The Congress team will meet the representatives of the Rohingya community at the Kutupalong Camp. They will likely meet government officers in Cox’s Bazar in the evening. The delegation will observe the economic condition and overall situation of the Rohingya people during the visit. The delegation will leave for Dhaka in the evening.