dhaka bangladesh approve 280 million project tuesday develop isolate flood-prone island bay bengal temporarily house 100,000 rohingya muslims flee violence neighbour myanmar decision come days bangladesh seal deal aim start return rohingya myanmar within two months reduce pressure refugee camp bangladeshi government committee head prime minister sheikh hasina approve plan develop bhashan char island also know thenger char despite criticism humanitarian workers say island uninhabitable plan minister mustafa kamal say would take time repatriate refugees meantime bangladesh need place house project house 100,000 refugees island would complete 2019 say many rohingya people live dire condition say describe influx refugees threat security environment 620,000 rohingya muslims seek sanctuary bangladesh military mostly buddhist myanmar launch harsh counter-insurgency operation villages across northern part rakhine state follow attack rohingya militants army base police post aug. 25. bangladesh foreign minister abul hassan mahmood ali appeal september international support transport rohingya island already 300,000 rohingya refugees bangladesh recent exodus bangladesh one world poor crowd nations plan develop island emerge silt bangladesh delta coast 11 years ago two hours boat near settlement regularly flood june-september monsoons seas calm pirate roam nearby water kidnap fishermen ransom plan develop island use house refugees first propose 2015 revive last year despite criticism condition island bangladesh say right decide shelter grow number refugees bangladesh turn island temporary home 100,000 rohingya refugees