Watkins, who will leave Dhaka soon, was meeting the diplomatic correspondents under the Diplomatic Correspondents Association, Bangladesh’s flagship ‘DCABtalk’ on Thursday in Dhaka. He said it is “very clear that Bangladesh has the clear interest in rapid and durable solution to the problem”. ReutersWatkins discussed almost all issues related to UN mandates in Bangladesh, but the refugee crisis dominated the talk. Rohingya refugees shelter from the rain as they wait to receive permission from the Bangladeshi army to continue their way after crossing the Bangladesh-Myanmar border, at a port in Teknaf, Bangladesh, October 31, 2017. Replying to a query on the upcoming general elections, he stressed on the free, fair and participatory elections in Bangladesh.

Source: bd News24 November 02, 2017 10:17 UTC