Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today urged the
international community to come up with specific effective steps to force
Myanmar to take back their over one million forcibly displaced nationals living
in Bangladesh as per the agreements signed between the two countries.
"Bangladesh and Myanmar have inked bilateral
agreements for the safe and permanent repatriation of the forcibly displaced
Myanmar nationals. To continue the pressure on Myanmar for implementing the
agreements, I urge the international community to take specific effective
steps," she said.
The prime minister said this while inaugurating the
Regional Hub of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) in Dhaka at Radisson Hotel.
This IsDB Regional Hub will cover 19 countries like Singapore, Australia, Thailand,
and India.
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She said Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) had given an
instruction to stand beside the oppressed people and IsDB cannot remain silent
when the Myanmar Rohingya people are facing ethnic cleansing. "So, to
ensure the repatriation of the forcibly displaced Rohingya, I request the IsDB
to firmly stand beside them."
The prime minister said Bangladesh has been proactively
responding to the unprecedented humanitarian crisis by keeping its border open
and accepting the large influx of forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals known as
Rohingya despite having multifarious negative impacts on the local community
and the country's ecosystem and resources. "We're giving shelter and food
to the Rohingays on humanitarian ground."
Sheikh Hasina mentioned Bangladesh now wants them to go
back to their own land.
Finance Minister AMA Muhith, IsDB President Bandar MH
Hajjar and Economic Relations Division (ERD) Secretary Kazi Shofiqul Azam also
spoke on the occasion.
Source: The Daily Star