UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, Representative in Bangladesh Johannes van der Klaauw has said the visit of the Queen of the Belgians will help keep the attention on the Rohingya situation, which continues to be one of the largest refugee crises in the world. "Queen’s visit comes as the crisis is well in to its sixth year of displacement, and against the backdrop of a serious decline in available funding," he said. The UNHCR Representative in Bangladesh said the Queen’s visit is a significant support to their ongoing efforts to mobilize sufficient funding for life-saving and life-sustaining assistance but also for key protection services, especially for women and children, such as preventing gender-based violence and addressing mental health problems. On her second day of visiting Bangladesh, the Queen of the Belgians traveled to the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar, the largest refugee camp in the world. She met with Rohingya women, men, and youths to learn about their challenges, opportunities, anxieties, hopes and dreams. The visit to the Rohingya camps was organized on the occasion of the Queen’s visit to Bangladesh in her capacity of the UN Secretary General’s Advocate for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Also read: Queen Mathilde’s visit to help Rohingya repatriation: Info Minister  

Highlighting the current situation and problems, Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has sought Japan's cooperation for a quick and permanent solution to the Rohingya crisis. He made the request during his meeting with Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan on Monday. In response, Foreign Minister Hayashi reiterated his country’s continued support to Bangladesh. Foreign Minister Momen is currently visiting Japan to attend Tuesday's state funeral for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. The two foreign ministers discussed the important contemporary regional and international issues. The Japanese Foreign Minister outlined Japan's position on Ukraine, North Korea and the Indo-Pacific and sought Bangladesh's cooperation. Momen highlighted Bangladesh's position by mentioning Bangladesh's contribution to maintaining world peace and harmony, the need to build a culture of peace. Read: Chinese Ambassador discusses Rohingya repatriation with acting foreign secretary At the beginning of the meeting, the Japanese Foreign Minister expressed his gratitude for observing the state mourning in Bangladesh in honour of late Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the adoption of a condolence motion in the parliament. He specially thanked the Foreign Minister of Bangladesh for signing the condolence book at the Japanese Embassy in Dhaka. Foreign Minister Momen reiterated Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Bangladesh’s strong position against terrorism. He also said that Shinzo Abe was the prime minister of Japan for a long time and during his time the relationship between the two countries had developed into a "comprehensive partnership". Foreign Minister Momen vowed to work together with Japan to enhance the current good relations between Bangladesh and Japan. Referring to Japan as the largest bilateral development partner, Momen invited more Japanese investment in Bangladesh and emphasized on increasing trade between the two countries. Momen invited the Japanese Foreign Minister to visit Bangladesh at a mutually convenient time. The two foreign ministers expressed hope to work closely to advance the excellent bilateral relations between the two countries. Selima Ahmed, MP and Bangladesh Ambassador to Japan Shahabuddin Ahmed and embassy officials were present in the meeting.

The World Bank is supporting Bangladesh with $590 million grant financing to address the needs of the displaced Rohingya people until their safe and voluntary return to Myanmar, and to minimise the impact on the host communities. The Refugee Policy Review Framework aims at evaluating the effectiveness of the multilateral donor's support to refugee-hosting countries across the world to strengthen relevant policies and institutions to best manage the situation, World Bank Country Director for Bangladesh and Bhutan Mercy Tembon said. Read: Repatriation is the only solution, not integration: FM about Rohingya crisis The World Bank came up with a programme in Bangladesh as part of the framework through the Economic Relations Division. Bangladesh is hosting over 1.1 million Rohingyas in Cox's Bazar and Bhasan Char. Most of them had fled a military crackdown in Myanmar's Rakhine in 2017.