Queen of Belgium visits Cox's Bazar Rohingya camp

Matilda, Queen of Belgium and UN Secretary General's Ambassador of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) visited the Rohingya camp in Cox's Bazar. Today, Tuesday (February 7), he arrived at Cox's Bazar Airport from Dhaka on a special flight around 10:30 AM.

He went directly from the airport to Kutupalong Rohingya camp in Ukhia by road. Security has been beefed up from Cox's Bazar to Kutupalong in Ukhiya. Traffic was light compared to other days. Usually pedestrians reach their destination by walking.

Rani will go directly to the Rohingya camp. Meet and talk with them there.

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Additional Commissioner of Refugee Relief and Repatriation Office of Cox's Bazar, Shamsud Douza Nayan, said that Rani has come to Cox's Bazar to observe the activities of the United Nations on the Rohingya people and to meet the local people who are sheltering in this country. In the afternoon, the Queen of Belgium will speak to the refugee children's learning center at Rohingya Camp No. 4 in Ukhia and Rohingya women who are victims of violence in Myanmar. Later will plant saplings in Rohingya camp number 5.

Sheikh Mohammad Ali, OC of Ukhia police station, said that security has been strengthened in the entire camp area, focusing on the visit of Rani' Rohingya camp in Belgium.

Earlier, Queen Mathinde Marie Christine of Belgium arrived in Dhaka on a three-day visit on Monday around 9:30 am. At this time he was welcomed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs. AK Abdur Momen and Information Minister Dr. Hasan Mahmud.