DHAKA, April 30, 2024 (BSS) - Prime Minister's Principal Secretary M Tofazzel Hossain Miah today told the foreign diplomats that delay in repatriation of the Rohingyas to their homeland in the Rakhine state of Myanmar would become a threat to regional security. He attached a special importance to the role of the international community, including the United Nations (UN), in the quick and permanent solution to this issue. Alongside providing humanitarian aid, the education and training programmes which are carried out in Bangladesh to increase skills of Rohingya people will be helpful in sustainable coexistence in Rakhine after their repatriation, the Principal Secretary added. The Principal Secretary thanked the foreign ambassadors, high commissioners and the representatives of various international organizations for their significant role and interest in solving the Rohingya crisis. Besides, senior Secretary of Public Security Division Md Mustafizur Rahman, Disaster Management and Relief Secretary Md Kamrul Hasan, Environment, Forest and Climate Change Secretary Dr. Farhina Ahmed, Acting Foreign Secretary and Secretary (Maritime Affairs Unit) Rear Adm-ral (Retd.)
