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Bangladesh PM Urges UN to Sustain Aid, Ensure Rohingya Return to Myanmar
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News18•25-09-2026, 14:15
Bangladesh PM Urges UN to Sustain Aid, Ensure Rohingya Return to Myanmar
- •Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman addressed the UN General Assembly, highlighting Bangladesh's sheltering of over 1.2 million forcibly displaced Rohingya from Myanmar for more than nine years.
- •Rahman emphasized the immense pressure this situation places on Bangladesh's resources, environment, security, and local communities.
- •He stated that the solution to the Rohingya crisis lies in Myanmar, advocating for the early, safe return of the displaced Rohingya to their homeland.
- •Bangladesh has hosted Rohingya refugees since the late 1970s, with a significant influx after August 2017 due to a military crackdown in Myanmar's Rakhine state.
- •Rahman called upon the UN and the international community to continue life-saving assistance and ensure justice for the Rohingya to prevent a future humanitarian crisis.
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Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman urged the United Nations and the international community to sustain humanitarian assistance and work towards the early safe return of displaced Rohingya refugees to Myanmar, warning that failing to ensure justice could turn into a severe humanitarian crisis.
More than 1.2 million forcibly displaced Rohingya refugees from Myanmar are currently sheltered in Bangladesh, with most living in camps in the Cox's Bazar area.
Bangladesh disputes Myanmar's refugee statistics because it considers them erroneous, pointing out that Myanmar's data rejects claims of over one million displaced people and miscalculates the actual numbers, whereas data registered under the UN system provides an accurate picture.
