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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday urged the international community to play a more active role in Rohingya repatriation to their homeland, realising the huge burden of over one million displaced Myanmar nationals on Bangladesh under the fallout of Covid-19 and Russia-Ukraine war.
"Rohingyas are a huge burden for us. All the countries are facing difficulties due to coronavirus and Russia-Ukraine war. So, all should realise Bangladesh's difficulties to tackle another burden of Rohingyas as it also has a population of 16.50 crore," she said.
The prime minister said this while virtually inaugurating the newly constructed eight-storey building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and conferring "Bangabandhu Medal for Diplomatic Excellence", from her official Ganabhaban residence in Dhaka.
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The ministry organised the programme at the Hall Room of its newly constructed building in the city.
The prime minister said Rohingyas can return to their motherland, if the international organisations and countries play a more active role in this regard.
She said Bangladesh has sheltered Rohingyas on humanitarian ground and four years have already passed.
The Rohingyas also have human rights to live in a better place instead of camps and their children can be brought up in a dignified atmosphere at their homeland, she said.
"The international community should realise it."
