Bangladesh, earlier, pointed to the changed situation and said the 1992 rules would “not be realistic” now. Foreign Secretary Md Shahidul Haque, however, told bdnews24.com that the 1992 agreement can serve as the ‘principal base’ of repatriation discussions. Bernicat thanked the health minister while talking to bdnews24.com and said the US would “continue to exert pressure on Myanmar”. bdnews24.com earlier saw the text of the 1992 agreement, article IV of which mentioned the criteria on how to verify them. A diplomat who visited Rohingya refugee camps last month also told bdnews24.com that “it is unlikely that they hold any card issued by Burmese authorities”.

Source: bd News24 October 28, 2017 11:15 UTC