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Office of the Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commissioner

Office of the Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commissioner

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The Office of the Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commissioner (Bengali: শরণার্থী ত্রাণ ও প্রত্যাবাসন কমিশনারের কার্যালয়) is a Bangladesh government agency under the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief responsible for providing relief to Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh and plan their eventual repatriation to Myanmar.[1][2] Shah Rezwan Hayat is the incumbent commissioner.[3]

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The Office of the Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commissioner was established in 1992 when the first wave of Rohingya refugees, about 250 thousand, arrived from Myanmar. The office is located in Cox's Bazar District.[4] Mahbub Alam Talukder was appointed commissioner on 2 September 2019 replacing Abul Kalam.[5]

In January 2021, the Foreign Ministry of Bangladesh wrote to the Office of the Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commissioner to establish a repatriation wing in Cox's Bazar to coordinate with Ministry in Dhaka.[6]

References

  1. [1]
    শরণার্থী ত্রাণ ও প্রত্যাবাসন কমিশনারের কার্যালয়. rrrc.gov.bd. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
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    Kamruzzaman, Md. "Bangladesh: Another Rohingya dies in refugee camp". Anadolu Agency. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
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    "New RRRC assumes office in Cox's Bazar". Dhaka Tribune. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
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    শরণার্থী ত্রাণ ও প্রত্যাবাসন কমিশনারের কার্যালয়. rrrc.gov.bd. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
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    "Mahbub Alam Talukder appointed refugee relief and repatriation commissioner". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  6. [6]
    "Dhaka cautiously optimistic about Rohingya repatriation from 2nd quarter of 2021". Dhaka Tribune. 19 January 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.


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