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IFRC team leader leaves Bangladesh after government order
A team leader of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies or IFRC left Bangladesh, as ordered by the government, after she prevented officials from entering a makeshift hospital in Bandarban to see Rohingyas wounded in a fire.
Published : 15 Jan 2018, 01:32 PM
Updated : 15 Jan 2018, 02:35 PM
Nuran Higgins left Bangladesh on Monday morning, a spokesperson for the IFRC told bdnews24.com. Hinggs was the team leader of the field-based mission training and a trained nurse.
Ukhia Upazila Nirbahi Officer Md Nikaruzzaman Chowdhury said the incident took place on Jan 12 when four Rohingyas were killed in a fire at the Ghumdum transit camp.
The Upazila administrators along with local police officers went to see them at the makeshift hospital. But the IFRC team leader did not let them see the wounded.
The Upazila administration informed the district administration about it -- following which the foreign ministry took the decision.
A senior official at the foreign ministry told bdnews24.com that they asked her to leave Bangladesh by Monday.
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