A delegation from the United States Congress on Monday visited Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar.

They arrived at the Cox’s Bazar airport and immediately travelled to the Rohingya camps in the morning.

The delegation includes representatives Richard McCormick, a Republican, and Ed Case, a member of the ruling Democratic Party of the United States.

Comprising 11 members, the delegation’s visit aims to gain insights into the conditions and challenges faced by the Rohingyas in Bangladesh.

Their schedule includes a series of engagements with key international organisations.

The delegation engaged in discussions with officials from various United Nations bodies, including the United Nations Refugee Agency and the International Organisation for Migration, at the Rohingya Refugees Inter-Sector Coordination Group office at 9:00am, said additional commissioner of refugee relief and repatriation office, Shamsud Douza Nayan.

They visited the Rohingya camp around 11:30am. The itinerary included visits to key locations within the camp, such as the registration programme in Camp No 12, the learning center for Rohingyas in Camp No 11, and the e-voucher center operated by the United Nations’ World Food Programme.

In the afternoon, the congressional delegates were scheduled to hold discussion with a representative delegation from the Rohingya community at the Kutupalong camp.

They are also expected to engage with government officials at the refugee relief and repatriation office located in Cox’s Bazar.