Bangladesh urges UN and international community to support Rohingya repatriation and continued aid

At the United Nations General Assembly, Prime Minister Tarik Rahman asked the international community to both press for the early, safe return of Rohingya to Myanmar and to continue providing humanitarian assistance in the interim.

"For more than 9 years, Bangladesh has been sheltering more than 1.2 million forcibly displaced Rohingya from Myanmar," Rahman said, adding that the influx has placed "immense pressure on our resources, environment, security and local communities." He called on the United Nations and donor countries to sustain "life-saving assistance programs for the displaced Rohingya people until they can be repatriated to their own country, Myanmar."

Rahman framed the Rohingya crisis as rooted in conditions inside Myanmar and urged that the solution must likewise be found in Myanmar, while requesting more effective UN and international engagement to secure justice and a durable resolution.