United News of Bangladesh

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Wednesday joined a high-level side event at the UN Headquarters in New York on the protracted Rohingya crisis, with representatives from around eight countries taking part. The event, titled “The Rohingya Crisis: A Renewed Call for a Durable Solution from Protracted Displacement, with Justice and Accountability,” began around 11:20am (New York time). Prime Minister’s Deputy Press Secretary Shahadat Hossain Shadhin confirmed that Tarique Rahman is attending the meeting and will deliver an important speech on the Rohingya crisis. The meeting aims to keep international attention focused on the Rohingya crisis, identify the root causes of human rights violations and other problems, and build international pressure on Myanmar to facilitate the return of the Rohingyas to their homeland. Türkiye and Kuwait are representing the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), respectively, at the event. The Prime Minister is expected to highlight Bangladesh’s continued humanitarian responsibility in hosting more than 1.2 million Rohingyas and call for a safe, voluntary, dignified and sustainable return of the displaced people to Myanmar. He is also expected to stress the need for stronger international support to create conditions conducive to their repatriation and ensure justice and accountability.