dhaka bangladesh could start relocate rohingya muslim refugees flood-prone island coast middle next year government official say thursday push ahead plan despite criticism aid agencies right group densely populate bangladesh see influx 620,000 rohingya southern-most district cox bazar flee violence neighbor myanmar since august week approve 280 million plan develop low-lying bhashan char island temporarily house go home bay bengal island also know thenger char emerge silt bangladesh delta coast 11 years ago two hours boat near settlement island roads build regularly flood rough seas june-september rainy season sea calm pirate roam water vicinity kidnap fishermen ransom keep large number people small area cox bazar presence devastate effect situation grind environmentally population wise economically h.t imam prime minister sheikh hasina political adviser tell reuters thursday quickly shift least burden bhashan char minimize problem rohingya flee repression buddhist-majority myanmar several time since 1970s almost one million live crowd camp cox bazar mainly muslim bangladesh say aim move 100,000 refugees island aid officials speculate raise island plan bangladesh could try put pressure international community find good solution crisis imam hold rank cabinet minister deny tactic say navy start work develop island money come government bangladesh however would need financial help aid agencies move refugees island say organizations assure help specify imam say huge project include development livestock give cattle give land give house raise livestock vocations create humanitarian agencies however criticize plan since first float 2015. open doors 600,000 rohingya past three months bangladesh government risk undermine protection rohingya squander international goodwill earn say biraj patnaik amnesty international south asia director refer plan move people island desperation see rohingya leave camp ultimately return myanmar put safety well-being risk myanmar bangladesh sign accord last week term return hundreds thousands rohingya though right group express doubt myanmar follow agreement call independent observers repatriation concern protection rohingya violence go home path resolve legal status stateless whether would allow return old home imam say bangladesh work issue give detail diplomacy lot things happen pronounce publicly say lot back-door diplomatic work do people involve high level graphic bangladesh 's rohingya relocation plan click tmsnrt.rs/2kulcwn bangladesh could move rohingya flood-prone island next year official