TheFinancial Express/12 September 2023

UK's Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)Permanent Under-Secretary Sir Philip Barton announced that Britain wouldprovide £3,000,000 (around TK 420 million) as new funding to support Rohingyasin Cox's Bazar and Bhasan Char.

"I am pleased to announce a further UK contribution of£3,000,000 to UNHCR, which will help ensure refugees in Cox's Bazar and BhasanChar be able to access healthcare, clean water, hygiene and sanitation servicesand cooking fuel," said Barton, who is now visiting Bangladesh. 

The new funding will be channeled through the United NationsHigh Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), said a press release issued by theBritish High Commission here today.

Six years since the atrocities of 2017, which forcedRohingyas into Bangladesh, Barton said, the UK continues to stand with theRohingyas in Bangladesh, and all those affected by this crisis.

"We continue to push for a long-term solution that willenable the refugees to return to Myanmar on a safe, voluntary and dignifiedbasis, when the conditions there allow" he said, adding that until thattime, the UK is committed to supporting the Rohingyas and host communities inBangladesh.

Since 2017, the UK has provided £365 million (over Tk 50billion) to support the Rohingyas and Bangladeshi host communities.

Sir Philip Barton is visiting Bangladesh for the fifthUK-Bangladesh Strategic Dialogue.

"Building on the UK and Bangladesh's historic links,the Strategic Dialogue reflects the two countries' shared commitment todeveloping a modern economic, trade and security partnership," said thehigh commission in Dhaka.