Bangladesh: Thai envoy visits Rohingya camps

DHAKA, 06 July 2022, (TON): Thai ambassador to Bangladesh, Makawadee Sumitmor, has visited the Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar and attended the groundbreaking ceremony for the reconstruction of the Teacher Resource Centre, damaged by conflagration in 2021.

Sheldon Yett, UNICEF country representative and delegates, also joined and witnessed the ceremony.

The Thai government contributed Tk 4.3 million to the said project to improve educational quality as well as to promote equality, dignity, and self-reliance for all Rohingya children and youths in the camp.

Thailand worked closely with UNICEF to provide humanitarian aid and human resource development.

Currently, there are over 1.1 million Rohingya displaced persons temporarily living in Bangladesh.

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