During the last week of June, VOA Director Amanda Bennett visited Bangladesh. The trip, planned as the Bangla service celebrates its 60th anniversary this year, took Bennett and her team to the Kutupalong Transit Center, the Rohingya Muslim refugee camp near the city of Cox’s Bazaar in the southeastern corner of the country. Bennett met with refugees, leaders, and government officials gaining valuable insights into the lives and needs of the camp’s residents.
VOA Director Amanda Bennett visits Bangladesh
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VOA Bangla Service Chief Roquia Haider and Director Amanda Bennett receive a plaque from affiliate RTV CEO Ashik Rahman in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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Amanda presents a gift to Mohammed Abul Kalam, Bangladesh’s Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commissioner.
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Amanda is briefed on conditions for Rohingya migrants at the Kutupalong–Balukhali camp complex.
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Bangladeshi journalists and VOA fans see Amanda off at Cox’s Bazar airport as she departs for Dhaka.