Prime Minister,
Sheikh Hasina visited the Kutupalong Rohingya refugee camp of Ukhiya in Cox’s
Bazar and delivered speech about 12 minutes in a meeting held in the camp
today, 12 Sep, 2017 where she urged Myanmar in her speech to take back its
Rohingyas. Also read here: https://lnkd.in/gjuwYg4
She said, I realize
the pain of losing relatives. The Rohingyas who have come here (Bangladesh)
losing homes will get temporary shelter. They must return to Myanmar. In her
presence she said to the Rohingya refugees, we are trying so that you can
return to your own country.
Prime Minister said
these in a short meeting held in Kutupalong refugee camp of Ukhiya, Cox’s Bazar
at 12 pm today.
Considering
humanitarian ground, we have given you shelter and we will stay beside you in
your distress.
PM urged
international community to put pressure on Myanmar to take back its Rohingyas
soon.
Prime Minister
reached Cox’s Bazar International Airport from Dhaka by a Biman Bangladesh
Airlines at around 10:00 am. She reached Kutupalong refugee camp of Ukhiya at
11.30 am by helicopter. After her speech, she distributed relief packages among
newly arrived Rohingya refugees.
Sheikh Hasina said,
many lost their lives in indiscriminate gun firing of Myanmar army in Arakan
(Rakhine) state and homes are being torched. Corpses of women and children are
being found floating in the Naf-river. Such carnages can’t be accepted and
tolerated. Considering the humanitarian ground, Rohingyas have been given
shelter.
She said, our homes
were also torched in 1971 during our liberation war. Seeing no way, people of
this country took refuge in India. I am calling upon international communities
to create pressure on Myanmar to take back its Rohingyas. We will do whatever
essential to do as it is our neighboring country. We want peace.
During the visit,
Road, Transportation and Bridge Minister Obaidul Kader, Home Minister
Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, Disaster Management and Relief Minister Muffazal
Hossain Chowdhury Maya, Land Deputy Minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury and Cabinet
Secretary Shofiul Alam were present with the Prime Minister.
After her exchanging
views with government officials at Cox’s Bazar Circuit House, she returned to
Dhaka.
Source: Arakan Times