Dhaka: State Minister for Social Welfare Ministry Nuruzzaman Ahmed on Tuesday said that the government will rehabilitate some 6,000 Rohingya orphan children after giving them field card.

The junior minister came up with the information at a press briefing at the secretariat.

‘There will be separate arrangements for the Rohingya orphan children aged between 0-18. They will also be divided into two groups, said Nuruzzaman, adding that, ‘By filling up a form, the government is making database on the orphan children.’

He told media that his ministry had already urged the government to allocate 200 bighas of land for their rehabilitation.

Besides, Zillar Rahman, secretary of Social Welfare Ministry, said that the activities of filling up form have already been started. A total of 120 staffs of the ministry are working to enlist them.

Meanwhile, some 1,850 orphan children have been enlisted while their total number is around 6000, he informed.

The form fill-up activities will be ended by seven days, he hoped.