Rangamati: The first-ever census of unregistered Rohingya population in Bangladesh is going on in full swing in Rangamati to determine their exact number throughout the district, reports UNB.  

Total 36 supervisors and 355 enumerators are working in the district to find out the number of Rohingya people existing in the region.

The census started on 12 February in the ten upazilas of the district.

The census duration has been extended till 20 February  although it was first scheduled to complete on 17 February.

However, the counting activities started on February 12 in six districts simultaneously under the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistic’s (BBS) Chittagong divisional office aiming to resolve the long-pending issue in a systemic and transparent way.