Bay of Bengal

This picture shows fishing boats anchored near Gwa township in Myanmar’s Rakhine state on May 11, 2023 after Cyclone Mocha, the Bay of Bengal's first cyclone of the year formed. Photo: AFP
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12 May 2023
Cyclone Mocha heads for Myanmar, Bangladesh
Rights group say facilities on Bhashan Char island are not adequate for housing the Rohingya refugees (AFP Photo/Polash SHIKDER)
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10 July 2020
Bangladesh says refugees can't leave island
Hundreds of Rohingya refugees on a flood-prone island in the Bay of Bengal will not be...
Buildings intended to accomodate members of the Rohingya refugee community on the silt islet Bhashan Char in the Bay of Bengal. Photo: AFP
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17 February 2020
Bangladesh reconsiders refugee move
Bangladesh announced on Sunday that it may drop previous plans to move 100,000 Rohingya...