FILE PHOTO: Rohingya refugees sit on wooden benches of a navy vessel on their way to the Bhasan Char island in Noakhali district, Bangladesh, December 29, 2020. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain/File Photo
TOKYO: Bhasan Char, an island about 60 km from Bangladesh's mainland, is home to 35,000 Rohingyas fleeing persecution and violence in Myanmar.