Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan is to visit Myanmar this month to talk about the repatriation of the Rohingya who have entered Bangladesh fleeing the violence in Rakhine state. The minister disclosed the matter talking to the reporters at the secretariat on Sunday. We will set up scanning machines up at 16 points of the border.”According to UNHCR, 510,000 Rohingya entered Bangladesh since August 25, fleeing the violence in Myanmar. On October 3, Myanmar agreed to repatriate the Rohingya following a meeting between their Minister Kyaw Tint Swe with Foreign Minister AH Mahmood. This article was first published on Bangla Tribune

Source: Dhaka Tribune October 08, 2017 11:37 UTC