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bangladesh 242444 640A fresh attempt to repatriate hundreds of Rohingya refugees to Myanmar appears to have failed, with officials saying no one has turned up to embark on five buses and 10 trucks prepared by Bangladesh.

"We have been waiting since 9am (03:00 GMT) to take any willing refugees for repatriation," Khaled Hossain, a Bangladesh official in charge of the Teknaf refugee camp, told AFP news agency after over an hour of waiting. "Nobody has yet turned up."

Al Jazeera - Empty buses in Bangladesh as no Rohingya turn up for repatriation

 

'Conditions here are inhumane': Rohingya in Bangladeshi camps

Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - Driving through the Rohingya refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, bamboo huts with tarpaulin roofs dot the landscape, while flags with the names of aid organisations ripple in the breeze.

Further down the road, young boys carry orange butane tanks to get free cooking gas, while men carry white bags of rice to bring back to their families. A few metres further, a school building has been built, but no teachers or educational supplies are to be found.

Al Jazeera - 'Conditions here are inhumane': Rohingya in Bangladeshi camps

 

Myanmar Muslims: 'We're citizens too'

BBC - Myanmar Muslims: 'We're citizens too'