Bangladesh registers over half a million Rohingya refugees

bdnews24.com
Senior Correspondent,
bdnews24.com
Published: 09 Aug 2019

File Photo: Rohingyas form long lines to wait for biometric registration at the Kutupalong refugee camp. Photo: mostafigur rahman

More than half a million Rohingya refugees have received identity documents, most for the first time, until Wednesday.

The registration process is being carried out by the Bangladesh authorities with the support of the UN refugee agency, UNHCR.