Balukhali refugee camp

Balukhali refugee camp is a Rohingya refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.[1][2][3] The International Organization for Migration refers to the collective settlement of Balukhali and neighbouring Kutupalong refugee camp as the Kutupalong–Balukhali expansion site.[4][5]

Balukhali refugee camp
Balukhali refugee camp
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 21.19°N 92.16°E / 21.19; 92.16
Country Bangladesh
DivisionChittagong Division
DistrictCox's Bazar District
  • Sandbags placed with the help of aid agencies to prevent flooding at Balukhali refugee camp during the monsoon season.
  • Makeshift shacks on a hill in Balukhali refugee camp, constructed by aid agencies for Rohingya refugees.

References
  1. "Aid reaches Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh – in pictures". The Guardian. February 17, 2017. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
  2. "Inside Cox's Bazar: Rohingya refugees flee persecution in Burma, in pictures". The Telegraph. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  3. "Starvation rife among Rohingya children in Bangladesh's refugee camps". The Independent. 6 December 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  4. "Cox's Bazar: Kutupalong-Balukhali expansion sites Footpath and Access road as of 05 Dec 2017" (PDF). International Organization for Migration. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  5. Beaubien, Jason (April 5, 2019). "Rohingya Settle In For The Long Haul, Even As Bangladesh Wants Refugees To Go Home". NPR.org. Retrieved 2019-04-06.


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