City Desk :
Chairman of the Japan-based donor organisation Nippon Foundation, Sasakawa Yohei emphasised the importance of fisheries and skills development for the youth to enhance the quality of life of the Rohingya community in Bhashan Char.
He expressed the view while visiting the Rohingya community and various initiatives of BRAC on Bashan Char on Saturday, said a press release, reports BSS.
BRAC Chairperson and former advisor to the caretaker government Dr. Hossain Zillur Rahman was present along with the representatives from both organisations.
Arriving for a day trip, they aimed to gain firsthand insight into the situation of the Rohingya community in Bhasan Char and observe BRAC’s operations.
The delegates received a warm welcome from the Head of BRAC Humanitarian Crisis Management Programme (HCMP) at Bhasan Char, Md. Abu Bakar Siddique and his team upon their arrival. Camp-in-Charge Rafiqul Haque, Assistant Camp-in-Charge Makchudur Rahman, Navy Commanding Officer M. Anwarul Kabir, and senior police officials were present on behalf of the government.
The delegation from the Nippon Foundation comprised six members, including Sasakawa Yohei, Chairman, Arikawa Takashi, Senior Project Director; Suzuki Natsuko, Senior Officer and Executive Photographer, Nakayasu Shota, Secretary to the Chairman, Kuribayashi Franz Ken, Senior Project Coordinator,; and Machida Kimiyo, Executive Interpreter.
Besides Dr. Hossain Zillur Rahman, Senior Director, Humanitarian Crisis Management Programme (HCMP); Director, Global Resource Mobilisation and Partnerships Mafruza Khan; and Programme Manager, Outreach and Capacity, Advocacy for Social Change Amit Das were present from BRAC during the visit.