Hazara Nation

The Australian government has donated US $1.4 million for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh for the construction of new homes for the refugees, stated a press release issued by the UNHCR office in Dhaka yesterday.

"It is to build new homes for 10,000 Rohingya refugees at Kutupalong Camp in Cox's Bazar at a cost of US $1.4 million," said the press release.

This is the first time Australia has contributed to the UNHCR's program in Bangladesh. The contribution came at different times and in two parts from the Australian International Refugee Fund, with a $517,000 contribution, and from the Australia Minister of Immigration, with a $883,000 contribution, it was stated.

Kutupalong Camp is home to almost 10,800 Rohingya refugees, while Nayapara Camp, a second camp near Cox's Bazar houses nearly 17,000 refugees. The Rohingya refugees have been in Bangladesh since fleeing Burma's northern Arakan State in the early 1990's.

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Bangladesh is going to build new homes for 10,000 Rohingya refugees at Kutupalong Camp in Cox's Bazar.

Each of the 280 new six-unit bungalows will house six families in more spacious shelters than the decrepit huts they have been living in, read the press release.