Eight Burmese Families Given Chance to Resettle in Canada from Bangladesh
7/5/2007
Eight refugee families from the Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh have been selected by the Canadian government and the local UNHCR office to resettle in Canada, reports a refugee from the camp.
7/5/2007
Eight refugee families from the Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh have been selected by the Canadian government and the local UNHCR office to resettle in Canada, reports a refugee from the camp. Authorities from Canada and UNHCR officials selected the eight families out of 14 after conducting interviews with them.
Among the eight families are Mr. Zawhol Rulhouse, refugee number 48145, Mrs. Fartimar Kartoon, refugee number 8744, Sosue Islam, refugee number 21226; they are from Nayapara and Kutupalong refugee camps.
However, the date for their departure to Canada has not yet been fixed.
According to sources, an official from the Canadian immigration department came to the two camps in the first week of June to interview 14 families. After interviews were conducted, eight families were selected for resettlement in Canada.
Last year, the Canadian government brought over 22 Burmese Muslim refugees from the camps under the UNHCR resettlement program.
There are about 26,000 Burmese Muslim refugees in the camps of Bangladesh who fled the discrimination and oppression of the present military government.
In Bangladesh, there are also nearly 200 Buddhist urban refugees who have not been given any opportunities to resettle in third countries. #
Sources: Narinjara News- http://www.narinjara.com/details.asp?id=1331
