Qatar Charity (QC) has said it is preparing to provide relief aid to Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh during the holy month of Ramadan.
The food aid will come as part of Qatar Charity’s ‘Ramadan of Hope’ drive to alleviate the suffering of the refugees and help them meet their needs during this blessed month, especially in light of the continued coronavirus pandemic, QC has said in a statement
This assistance comes within the framework of the relief aid allocated by Qatar Charity for crisis-stricken areas. Refugees, the displaced and the poor are expected to benefit from the relief aid in 25 countries, especially in Syria and neighbouring countries, in addition to the Rohingya refugees.
This relief is expected to benefit the Rohingya refugees in Cox's Bazar and Bhasan Char, a remote island in Noakhali district of Bangladesh.
In response to the heartbreaking situation of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, Qatar Charity has recently distributed urgent relief aid to 4,380 refugees in the Bhasan Char island, in the presence of local officials, the statement notes.
QC’s team in Bangladesh distributed the aid, which included daily basic foodstuffs, while taking precautionary measures against the coronavirus.
Mohamed Amin Hafiz Omar, country director of Qatar Charity’s Bangladesh office, said the Rohingya refugees are facing various humanitarian crises in the country, emphasizing that QC stands by the Rohingyas to improve their living conditions by regularly delivering relief aid that includes food and daily essentials, in addition to medical and shelter assistance.
Qatar Charity recently distributed relief aid to 4,000 fire-affected Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar, which displaced nearly 50,000 refugees from their camps. The aid included clothes, safe drinking water and free medical services. In recent months, hundreds of thousands of refugees were taken to Bhasan Char from Teknaf Upazila in Cox’s Bazar.
