Yunus’s seven-point proposal deserves attention

It is the responsibility of Myanmar to create conditions that would allow Rohingya refugees to return home voluntarily, safely, and with dignity, said the United Nations.

Urging the international community to take stronger action to ensure justice, repatriation, and stability for the forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals, Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus yesterday placed a seven-point proposal to help resolve the Rohingya crisis.

At Cox’s Bazar conference, speakers say Beijing’s influence makes it key to ending refugee plight

The three-day conference began with the aim of engaging global stakeholders to find solutions to the prolonged Rohingya crisis

This crisis must not be allowed to drag on indefinitely

Since the repatriation deal was signed with Myanmar in November 2017, Bangladesh tried but failed to send Rohingyas back.

Several hundred Rohingyas are reportedly stranded just across the Naf River opposite Teknaf, unable to enter Bangladesh due to tightened border security, according to Rohingya community leaders.

The protracted crisis could pose threat to regional security

The Rohingya need sustained global support to live properly

National Security Adviser Khalilur Rahman has said the government has not discussed with anyone about humanitarian corridor through Bangladesh into Myanmar and will not do so in future.

External forces now shape Myanmar-Bangladesh dynamic in relation to the Rohingya crisis.

The proposal for a Bangladesh-Myanmar aid channel is rooted in a decade of failed diplomacy.

Situation across our borders is reason for concern.

One of the most visible and immediate consequences of this increased population pressure is the growing food insecurity across the camps.

He highlights the 2017 mass exodus—prompted by brutal military crackdowns was the third major wave of Rohingyas fleeing Myanmar

Bangladesh is in contact with the Myanmar junta government in Naypyidaw and Arakan Army in Rakhine state on the issue of stability, humanitarian aid, and Rohingya repatriation, National Security Adviser Khalilur Rahman said yesterday.

The refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar have become overwhelmed with the recent inflow of Rohingyas arriving since November 2023, with authorities now scrambling to arrange accommodation and food for them.

BNP and several other parties have voiced concern over reported  developments regarding a UN-backed humanitarian corridor into Myanmar’s war-torn Rakhine State, calling it a potential threat to national sovereignty and regional security.

'The interim government has agreed in principle to allow a humanitarian corridor under UN supervision with certain conditions'