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Rohingya refugees are seen at the housing complex on Bhashan Char island on December 30, 2020. (AFP)

Refugee plan out to sea: Bangladesh closes Rohingya island to new arrivals

Bangladesh has abandoned plans to send more Rohingya to Bhasan Char, a low-lying silt island in the Bay of Bengal, ending what aid workers say was an ill-conceived bid for a solution to the refugee crisis. 

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