Malaysia will build a field hospital in Teknaf to provide treatment to 300,000 Rohingya who have fled brutal persecution in Myanmar’s Rakhine State and taken refuge in Bangladesh. Hamidi said: “We will build up a hospital within two to three months for 300,000 Rohingya refugees who took shelter in Bangladesh.”He added that Malaysia will also seek support from the ASEAN countries to resolve the ongoing Rohingya crisis. State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam, Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Nurul Islam, and Malaysian Minister for Human Resources Dr Richard Riot Anak Jaem were also present at the meeting. The international community and UN agencies should be allowed to support the repatriation process,” said the foreign minister. Bangladeshi expatriate workers issueEmployment of Bangladeshi workers in Malaysia had also featured prominently during Sunday’s meeting.

Source: Dhaka Tribune October 15, 2017 19:41 UTC