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FM slams UN failure in Rohingya return


Published : 03 Dec 2020 10:42 PM

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Thursday questioned the role of the United Nations in the repatriation of Rohingyas to Rakhine in Myanmar.

The minister said, “It has been three years since Rohingya influx but the UN has utterly failed to settle the issue of safe return of Rohingyas to their homeland Rakhine in Myanmar.”

The minister made the remarks while talking to a private television channel over phone on Thursday.

He criticised UN’s reluctance to provide adequate financial aid to Rohingyas.

Earlier on Wednesday, The United Nations said in a statement that it is aware of reports that the government of Bangladesh may begin the initial movements of Rohingya refugees from Cox’s Bazar to Bhasan Char in the Bay of Bengal in the coming days.

Since the government announced the Bhasan Char project, the United Nations has offered to engage in constructive consultations aimed at better understanding the plan and considering with the government the most critical policy, process and operational issues, it said.

“The United Nations remains willing to continue this dialogue,” read the statement.