Nobel laureates in BD to see Rohingya woes

Three Nobel laureates started their weeklong visit to Bangladesh on Saturday and will go to Cox's Bazar today (Sunday) to see the Rohingya situation on the ground. "We are going to Cox's Bazar tomorrow (Sunday) and will return to Dhaka in the afternoon on February 27," an official who will accompany the Nobel laureates, said on Saturday. Nobel laureates Mairead Maguire (Northern Ireland), Shirin Ebadi (Iran) and Tawakkol Karman (Yemen) will seek to gain a better understanding of the assistance and protection being provided by the Bangladeshi government and local communities, including the challenges they face. They will also see the role of local and international organisations providing support to the Rohingya women in the camps and elsewhere. — UNB