The big question now is how many of these Rohingya refugees will actually be repatriated to Myanmar and when? No Rohingya Muslims have voluntarily returned to their homeland after only 92 people from the community were sent back home in the last voluntary repatriation process way back in 2005. Recounting Hasina’s UNGA speech underscoring the need of sustainable return of all the Rohingya refugees, Azad expressed his optimism over the resumption of the repatriation process. “Bangladesh must involve China, since it had played a key role in the Rohingya repatriation process during 1992,” said Dr Jalal. “Rohingya repatriation has surfaced as a major concern for Bangladesh as it may cause an adverse impact on the socio-economic condition of the country.

Source: Dhaka Tribune September 24, 2017 09:56 UTC