Sajeeb Wazed Joy has thanked the US Senators who have issued a statement on the Rohingya crisis supporting Bangladesh’s humanitarian efforts.
“Thank you to @SenatorRisch, @BobMenendezNJ, @McCaulforTexas, and @RepEliotEngel for supporting #Bangladesh’s herculean humanitarian efforts to support the Rohingya refugees,” Joy, Advisor to the Prime Minister on Information and Communication Technology, tweeted.
Representatives Eliot L. Engel and Michael T. McCaul, Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, along with Senators Jim Risch and Bob Menendez, Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued a statement on August 25 on the third anniversary of the Myanmar military’s violent crackdown on Rohingya.
“Three years after the Burmese security forces’ genocide against the Rohingya, around a million Rohingya refugees remain in neighboring Bangladesh, and thousands more are internally displaced within Rakhine State, caught in the crosshairs of ongoing conflict and violence.
“We are grateful to the people and government of Bangladesh for generously hosting Rohingya refugees and we look forward to working with international partners to improve support for Bangladesh, along with refugees’ health and human rights, access to information, social services, education, and economic opportunities.
“As we reflect on today’s tragic anniversary, we must remember who is responsible for this man-made suffering and continue to hold the Burmese military accountable for its crimes. The administration should do more in the pursuit of justice for the victims of genocide, including to impose financial sanctions against Burmese military leaders and to work with international partners to continue to pursue justice until it is served,” read the statement.
Bangladesh has given shelter to over 1.1 million Rohingyas who fled violence in the Rakhine State.
Over 800,000 of them took shelter from August 25, 2017 onwards fleeing ‘ethnic cleansing’ in the Rakhine State.
