DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - The Latest on the preparations for repatriating Rohingya Muslims to Myanmar (all times local):
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A Bangladesh official says the repatriation of Rohingya Muslim refugees back to Myanmar, which was scheduled to begin Tuesday, has been postponed.
Abul Kalam, commissioner of the Refugees, Relief and Repatriation Commission in the coastal area of Cox's Bazar, gave no details beyond saying that officials "are working on this."
More than 650,000 Rohingya Muslims fled Myanmar into Bangladesh beginning in August, escaping attacks by security forces and Buddhist mobs. An agreement between Bangladesh and Myanmar said their return home was to begin Tuesday. However, many Rohingya have expressed worries with the agreement, saying they do not feel safe returning home and would prefer to stay in Bangladesh refugee camps.
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(AP Photo/Manish Swarup). In this Sunday, Jan. 21, 2018, photo, Rohingya refugees who are being relocated from a camp near the Bangladesh Myanmar border arrive at Balukhali refugee camp 50 kilometres (31 miles) from, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. With the f...
(AP Photo/Manish Swarup). In this Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2018, photo, Rohingya refugees with their belongings arrive at the Balukhali refugee camp 50 kilometers (31 miles) from, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. With the first repatriations of Rohingya refugees ba...
(AP Photo/Manish Swarup). In this Jan. 21, 2018, photo, Rohingya refugees who are being relocated from a camp near the Bangladesh Myanmar border arrive at Balukhali refugee camp 50 kilometres (31 miles) from, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. With the first rep...
(AP Photo/Manish Swarup). In this Friday, Jan. 19, 2018, photo, an overview of Rohingya refugees squalid camp near Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. With the first repatriations of Rohingya refugees back to Myanmar just days away, and more than 1 million living...
(AP Photo/Manish Swarup). In this Sunday, Jan. 21, 2018, photo, a Rohingya refugee boy who is among those being relocated from a camp near the Bangladesh Myanmar border wait to receive a food card on reaching at the Balukhali refugee camp 50 kilometers...