According to the home minister, Myanmar officials told them in the meeting they would check the identities of the Rohingyas before repatriation. The repatriation was also scheduled to start in January, but Bangladesh delayed it, citing safety concerns for the refugees. The Myanmar delegation assured Bangladesh of taking back the Rohingyas from the no man’s land ‘shortly’, he said. Photo: mostafigur rahmanKamal also said the Myanmar delegation admitted that the Rohingyas were still coming to Bangladesh. The Myanmar delegation included Home Secretary U Tin Myint, Foreign Secretary Myint Thu, police chief Aung Win Oo, and Ambassador U Lwin Oo.

Source: bd News24 February 16, 2018 13:41 UTC