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Bangladesh navy ships take 1,700 Rohingya to isolated island

by Abdur Rahman Jahangir
| December 29, 2020 1:06 AM

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Five Bangladesh navy ships carrying more than 1,700 Rohingya refugees left the southeastern port city of Chittagong on Tuesday for an isolated island where they will be relocated despite concerns among human rights groups about their safety.

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