Dhaka, Jul 15 (UNB) – Prime
Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said Myanmar agrees on all issues during
dialogues over the return of displaced Rohingyas, but it finally does not act.
Also read: Myanmar in dialogue, not in action on Rohingya
issues: PM
She made the remarks when
Kerry Kennedy, President of advocacy organisation 'Robert F. Kennedy Human
Rights’, met her at her office in the city.
Prime Minister’s Press
Secretary Ihsanul Karim briefed reporters after the meeting.
“We’re having dialogues with
Myanmar. We always want a peaceful solution to any problem. We had foreign
minister-level and officers-level talks with Myanmar. Unfortunately, they do
agree on all things, finally they don’t act,” he quoted the Prime Minister as
saying.
Mentioning that some 1.1
million Rohingyas took shelter in Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina said it is a huge
burden on Bangladesh.
Local people have been
suffering and they cannot cultivate their lands as the displaced Myanmar
nationals kept their lands occupied, she said.
Hasina said local people
voluntarily came forward to help the Rohingya as they fled persecution in
Rakhine and took shelter in Bangladesh.
The Prime Minister said the
displaced Rohingyas were provided with identity cards after their biometric
registration process. Bangladesh is now preparing a place in Bhashanchar is for
the relocation of the Rohingyas from Cox’s Bazar, she said.
Kerry Kennedy said she came
to Bangladesh to see the plight of the forcibly displaced Rohingyas.
Noting that they also
visited Rakhine, Kerry said infrastructures, including houses, have not been
built yet in Rakhine for the return of the Rohingyas.
She said the safety and
security of Rohingyas are very important in case of their return to Myanmar.
The international national community will have to work for ensuring their
protection and safety, she said.
Kerry highly appreciated the
social safety net and women empowerment of Bangladesh, calling these
initiatives extraordinary.
PM's daughter and noted
Autism activist Saima Wazed Hossain, Principal Secretary Md Nojibur Rahman and
PMO Secretary Sajjadul Hassan were present.