Thursday, 16 February 2017 13:21 GMT
1,000 Rohingya refugees identified as priorities for resettlement on medical grounds or because they have been separated from their family members
By Krishna N. Das
COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh, Feb 16 (Reuters) - The United Nations' refugee agency has asked Bangladesh to allow it to negotiate with the United States, Canada and some European countries to resettle around 1,000 Rohingya Muslims living in the South Asian nation, a senior official at the agency said.
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