The future of the Rohingya crisis, with the bleak possibility of Rohingya resettlement and the likely emergence of several security threats, might further complicate the situation, experts have said.
They said the Rohingya crisis, one of the greatest human catastrophes of the 21st century, is getting more complicated since the takeover by the Myanmar military junta.
The Bangladesh Institute of Peace and Security Studies (BIPSS)-Dhaka Tribune Roundtable "Revisiting the Rohingya Crisis: What Lies Ahead?" was held Sunday evening at a city hotel.
Several diplomats, scholars, security experts, and youth representatives from various disciplines joined the discussion.
Shafqat Munir, research fellow at BIPSS, highlighted the contemporary situation and noted that Bangladesh has to ramp up its approaches on all frontiers to resolve the issue, which is becoming more entrenched and prolonged.
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Asif Munier, a national expert on migration and displacement, emphasised the major dimension of the crisis.
He dissected the regional and global political dynamics and the underlying pragmatism and interest-driven approach behind it.
Asif highlighted the three categories of the Rohingya influx throughout the years.
He talked about the vulnerabilities that the Rohingya youths face in terms of being exposed to radicalisation and different violent militant outfits.
Air Vice Marshal Mahmud Hussain (retired), vice-chancellor of the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Aviation and Aerospace University, illustrated the key thematic concepts, including the wider geopolitical ramifications of the issue and the reaction it will induce from various actors across the region and abroad.
He also highlighted how Bangladesh might want to consider reinventing its foreign policy approaches.
Mahmud then said: "Military powers are lenient if you speak in their language – military language. In Myanmar, the military is the state. We have to get the right states onboard."
He talked about the necessity to draw the attention of major players like the US and underline the importance of solving this issue to preserve and promote the Indo-Pacific strategy in the upcoming days.
Shafqat emphasised the necessity of a pragmatic yet humanitarian approach.
He also highlighted the necessity to develop Bangladesh's capability and ensure the strengthening of its institutions.
Bangladesh should develop an early warning mechanism to better understand situations like these, and take preemptive actions to either prevent or alleviate the consequences, Shafqat added.