Second day of Free BMD camp by Giants Udupi and Udupi Senior Citizens Association held in Udupi
Udupi: Giants Group of Udupi and Sairadha Pride Brahmagiri on Thursday organised BMD (Bone Mineral Density) camp here at the Udupi Sairadha Apartment Association's office.
The two-day camp was inaugurated Giants Central Committee member, Apartment Association Secretary Dinakar Amin and Apartment Association President Ashok Raj Shetty by lighting lamp at the venue.
Over 450 people attended and benefitted by the camp on Thursday.
Giants Unit Director Ramesh Poojari, Giants Udupi President Laxmikant Beskoor, Vice President Iqbal Manna, former President Usha Ramesh and other members of Giants Udupi and Apartment Association were present during the event.
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Boat carrying 250 people, including Rohingya and Bangladeshis, sinks in Andaman Sea
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Dhaka (AP): At least 250 people, including Rohingya refugees and Bangladeshi nationals, were missing after a boat capsized in the Andaman Sea recently on the way to Malaysia, according to the United Nations' refugee and migration agencies.
When the boat sank and the status of any search Wednesday were unclear.
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees and the International Organisation for Migration in a joint statement said Tuesday that the trawler departed from Teknaf in the southern Bangladeshi district of Cox's Bazar carrying a large number of passengers to Malaysia.
Overcrowding, strong winds and rough seas caused the vessel to lose control and sink, the agencies said.
UNHCR and IOM said the disappearance reflected the protracted displacement of Rohingya people and the absence of durable solutions.
They said ongoing violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state has made the Rohingyas' safe return to Myanmar uncertain, and limited humanitarian assistance, restricted access to education and employment in refugee camps, continue to push vulnerable Rohingya refugees to choose risky sea journeys, often based on false promises of higher wages and better opportunities abroad.
UNHCR and IOM urged the international community to strengthen funding and solidarity to ensure lifesaving assistance for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, which has sheltered more than 1 million Rohingya from Myanmar.
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