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BD envoy seeks support for Rohingya resolution


Published : 13 Nov 2019 08:49 PM | Updated : 31 Aug 2020 12:25 PM

Bangladesh has stepped up its diplomatic offensive ahead of tabling of a resolution, sponsored jointly by the OIC and EU on “The Situation of Human Rights of Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Myanmar,” at the ongoing session of the 3rd Committee of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Thursday.

Bangladesh’s High Commissioner to India Syed Muazzem Ali met nearly 45 New Delhi-based foreign diplomats, including heads of the mission, who are concurrently accredited to Bangladesh, two days ago and sought their support for a resolution on human rights violation of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar.

In the briefing Syed Muazzem Ali said Bangladesh is hosting over a million forcibly displaced Rohingyas from Myanmar for long. “Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina opened the border for the Rohingyas in their latest influx in 2017 “out of humanitarian consideration only.” He referred to the 4-point proposal placed by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the last UNGA session calling for a safe and sustainable return and reintegration of o Rohingyas to Myanmar.

“We believe that on the basis of the 4-point plan, a continued and sustained international pressure on Myanmar would be a catalyst for a long-term solution,” the envoy told the diplomats at the briefing held at the mission. Quoting from Hasina’s proposal, Muazzeam Ali said the international community must ensure that the root causes of the Rohingya problem are addressed and the violation of human rights and other atrocity, crimes committed against Rohingyas are accounted for.