By BDNews24
Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali has urged the
international community to act together to address the root causes of conflict
in Myanmar and to ensure justice and accountability for the ‘crimes against
humanity’ in Rakhine State.
He referenced the genocide faced by the people of
Bangladesh during the 1971 Liberation War at a meeting with Adama Dieng, the
Special Advisor to the UN Secretary General on Prevention of Genocide, at his
office on Thursday.
The special adviser is currently in Dhaka on an official
visit.
He will visit the Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar and
interact with the forcibly displaced Rohingya Muslims of Myanmar.
Mahmood Ali briefed Dieng on the current situation
involving the Rohingyas.
Referring to the bilateral arrangement on the return of
the Rohingya between Bangladesh and Myanmar, he stressed that a conducive
environment needs to be created in Rakhine.
He said the international community must impress upon
Myanmar authorities to take necessary measures so that the forcibly displaced
Myanmar nationals can return to their homes in safety, security and dignity.
Dieng commended the government and the people of
Bangladesh for hosting the displaced Rohingyas and providing thwm with
humanitarian assistance.
He also agreed that accountability and justice must be
ensured and the root causes of the Rohingya problem must be addressed.
He said the UN Security Council should play a stronger
role.
Dieng issued a statement on Oct 19 last year, calling on
the Myanmar government to take immediate action to stop and address the
commission of atrocity like genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes
that are reportedly taking place in northern Rakhine.