Bangladesh Foreign Secretary M Shahidul Haque said the ongoing Rohingya crisis might become a security issue in the region and Bangladesh is looking forward to find a peaceful solution to it as early as possible. The foreign secretary said Rohingya issue is multidimensional and multilayered. Explaining how Rohingya issue might become a security issue, Haque said, “It was basically a humanitarian movement. Subsequently, it became a border issue and it might become a security issue.”“We are not denying that there is no potential to become a security issue,” he emphasised. A foreign ministry official said Bangladesh is sending a special envoy to China and Russia to further discuss the Rohingya issue soon.

Source: Dhaka Tribune October 14, 2017 10:30 UTC