Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina said Bangladesh took an appropriate stance to draw international community’s attention to the Rohingya crisis which also compelled Myanmar to open talks on the issue. Photo: APDhaka: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday accused neighbouring Myanmar of provoking a “war” amid the Rohingya refugee crisis and said her government avoided the conflict by “exercising restraint”. There are now more than 800,000 refugees living in Bangladesh near its border with Myanmar. Hasina said Bangladesh took an appropriate stance to draw international community’s attention to the Rohingya crisis which also compelled Myanmar to open talks on the issue. Bangladesh last month said Myanmar drones and choppers violated its airspace repeatedly and installed landmines on its borders to prevent return of Rohingyas.

Source: Mint October 07, 2017 13:18 UTC