Bangladesh has relocated more than 1,700 Rohingya refugees from crowded camps in the country’s southeast to Bhasan Char, an island prone to flooding, and it intends to relocate thousands more.

The Bangladeshi government says the relocations are voluntary, though human rights groups say people are being coerced to move to the island where the conditions are so poor it may lead to a new crisis. It has been difficult to gain access to the island, so we speak to an Al Jazeera correspondent who has been covering the developments and keeping in touch with the Rohingya.

From crowded camps to a remote island, the government of Bangladesh is relocating hundreds of Rohingya refugees, from makeshift homes in the Southeast of the country to an island 20 miles off the mainland. The kind of life they'll find on the island is unclear, but the relocation adds another layer of uncertainty and fear to a crisis that began in 2017.

Listen to the full podcast about Rohingya refugees relocation at Al Jazeera.