Dhaka, March 4 -- The government of Japan has allocated approximately $ 3.3 million (JPY 500 million) to support Unicef's response to the humanitarian needs of Rohingya refugees.

Through this grant, 65,000 Rohingya refugees, 41,000 of them children, will reach Bangladesh, providing them access to education, WASH, health and nutrition support in Cox's Bazar District and Bhasan Char, said the Embassy of Japan in Dhaka on Tuesday.

An exchange of notes was signed by Ambassador of Japan to Bangladesh Saida Shinichi and Unicef Representative to Bangladesh Rana Flowers.

During the signing ceremony at the Unicef office in Dhaka, Ambassador Saida commended the effort by Unicef who has been at the forefront in the Rohingya camps to meet the need...