Hasina raised the Rohingya issue in her address to the UNGA and other meetings, including that of the OIC Contact Group during the assembly. Hasina said UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has praised Bangladesh for standing by the Rohingya refugees' side. The prime minister reiterated her government's will to help the Rohingya refugees until the solution to the crisis. Hasina rejected the BNP's demand for a 'national unity' to solve the Rohingya issue when a journalist drew her attention to the matter. Bringing allegations of killings and corruption against the party, she asked, "Why have you brought up the BNP issue?

Source: bd News24 September 22, 2017 20:11 UTC