“We must ensure that the Rohingyas can return to their homes with safety and dignity as soon as possible,” he said. He said, “Their crisis has its origins in Myanmar and its solution also lies in Myanmar.”
He further said, “As long as that solution remains out of reach, all our efforts for regional connectivity, integration and prosperity will remain marked as a missing puzzle. Let us redouble our efforts to put that puzzle back together.”
Sheikh Hasina told that in August 2017, when thousands of men, women and children of the Rohingya community fled to Bangladesh. The people of Bangladesh offered them temporary shelter.
“With the ever-increasing population, this has now become one of the largest humanitarian situations in the world,” he said.
The Prime Minister said that in the backdrop of the ongoing armed conflicts in Myanmar, the Rohingya repatriation process is also being delayed. “It is posing serious security risks within and outside our territories,” he said.