State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam on Saturday said it is one of the most challenging tasks for the law enforcement agencies to deal with the safety and security issues of the Rohingyas and the host community in Cox’s Bazar and their role should not be undermined. He said the “complexity” in dealing with the safety and security of the Rohingyas is one of the most challenging tasks for any trained forces whether that is Bangladesh police or Armed Police Battalion (APBn). “So, undermining their ability and sacrifices is actually undermining the challenges that our law enforcement agencies are facing,” Shahriar Alam said, noting that they have recently noticed that Human Rights Watch was rather critical. He referred to various criminal activities in the Rohingya camps and assured of taking appropriate steps to maintain law and order situation there. “Bangladesh, under Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s leadership, will continue to set an example of humanity as long as the forcibly displaced Rohingyas remain in our territory. But we shall also not compromise on our national security if certain sections of the Rohingyas are found to be engaging in criminal activities like terrorism, human trafficking, drug running and gender based violence,” said the State Minister. Speaking as the chief guest at a senior level dialogue on “Bangladesh and the Indo-Pacific Collaboration: Priority Issues and Concerns” at a Dhaka hotel, he said the government has taken a combination of bilateral, regional and multilateral efforts to find a solution to the Rohingya crisis. The state minister said the sustained diplomatic efforts by the government helped keep the Rohingya issue alive. Bangladesh Center for Indo Pacific Affairs and Department of International Relations, Jahangirnagar University hosted the dialogue moderated by Bangladesh Center for Indo-Pacific Affairs Executive Director Professor Shahab Enam Khan. Secretary, Maritime Affairs Unit (MAU) Rear Admiral (Retd) Md Khurshed Alam, Brig Gen (retd) M Sakhawat Hussain and UN Resident Coordinator in Bangladesh Gwyn Lewis, among others, spoke. Also read: Over 3,500 desperate Rohingya attempted deadly sea crossings in 2022 The State Minister said he will be expecting their friends, especially those who are actively participating in the humanitarian assistance providing to the Rohingyas under the Joint Response Plan (JRP) umbrella, will be able to defend their the risk that the law enforcers are taking. “We have experienced multiple fatalities on behalf of law enforcement agencies, including very senior officials, even in recent times,” he said. “We have been repeatedly reminding the international community that the source of the problem is in Myanmar and the solution lies in Myanmar,” he said, adding that the internal political stability in Myanmar would indeed remain crucial. And unfortunately, at this present moment, very little has been done even though they welcome the adoption of the first ever UN Security Council resolution on Myanmar, Shahriar said, mentioning that “We have also kept our door open for any formal or informal dialogue.” Bangladesh is hosting over 1.1 million Rohingyas in Cox’s bazar and Bhasan Char and not a single of them has been repatriated over the last six years amid lack of genuine efforts from the Myanmar side.  

South Korean Ambassador to Bangladesh Lee Jang-keun has announced a new contribution of US$ 300,000 to WFP Bangladesh to support its operations that provide food assistance to 860,000 people in Cox's Bazar Rohingya camps.

The European Union (EU) has announced €32 million or Tk 304 crore in funding to contribute to the needs of Bangladeshi host communities of Cox’s Bazar and Rohingya in the camps.

UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, has said nearly 400 Rohingyas who arrived by boat recently are mostly registered with the Rohingya camps in Cox's Bazar district. "We’re still completing individual interviews with all of the newly arrived refugees. So far, no refugee claims to have boarded from Myanmar," Louise Donovan, a Spokesperson at Cox's Bazar office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), told UNB. At the end of the 14 days quarantine period, they will return to their families and their shelters within the camps, said the official at the UNHCR mentioning that the vast majority are already registered in Cox’s Bazar camps. On April 16, members of the Bangladesh Coast Guard rescued 396 Rohingya people from a boat which was denied entry by Malaysia. The Bangladesh authorities and UNHCR worked together to facilitate the safe disembarkation of the 400 Rohingyas who arrived by boat. Under government directives, they are in quarantine to confirm they are free of COVID-19. These Rohingyas passed through a horrifying ten-week ordeal, where they faced starvation, dehydration and physical abuse, according to the UNHCR. "Many died and were tossed overboard. With support from the government, UNHCR and our partners, they’re now recovering," said the UNHCR Spokesperson.

The World Bank has approved $350 million in grant financing for three projects to help Bangladesh cope with one of the world’s largest forced exoduses.