Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called the displaced Rohingyas and stranded Pakistanis as burden for Bangladesh, saying they are putting pressure on country's economy.
"Three years have already passed after Rohingyas influx in Bangladesh and it's a burden for us," she said.
The prime minister said this when newly appointed Ambassador of the Netherlands Anne Gerard Van Leeuwen paid a courtesy call on her at her official Ganabhaban residence on Sunday.
PM's Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim briefed the newsmen after the meeting.
The prime minister said that the Rohingyas had been destroying both the environment and the forest resources in Cox's Bazar.
She also mentioned the stranded Pakistanis, saying, "These (Rohingyas and stranded Pakistanis) are creating economic pressure on Bangladesh."
While talking on the Rohingya issue, the Netherlands envoy expressed his realization that the solution is rooted to sending back the Rohingyas to their native land Myanmar.
