DHAKA, April 8 (NNN-BSS) — Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina called upon the international community, including the United Kingdom (UK), to keep up mounting pressure on Myanmar to take back the forcibly displaced Rohingyas.
She made the appeal while visiting UK Minister of State for Asia and the Pacific at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Mark Field paid a courtesy call on her at the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) Sunday morning.
PM’s Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim briefed the media after the meeting.
Expressing apprehension about the scope of dispelling the frustration among the Rohingyas, particularly the young people, for having no job and uncertainty over their repatriation, she said, “This is a huge problem in the area as the Rohingyas have outnumbered the locals.”
“A vested quarter may use the frustration among the Rohingyas for bad purpose,” she mentioned.
The situation of the Rohingyas will worsen during the monsoon, she said, adding that the government is developing an Island for their temporary accommodation.
The visiting UK minister described the Rohingyas sheltered over one million in Bangladesh as a ‘big burden’ for the country and wanted to know about their current situation.
The prime minister sought more British investment in Bangladesh for mutual benefits of the two countries.
The premier called upon the UK entrepreneurs to invest further in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh has historically close relations with the United Kingdom, she said and mentioned its continued assistance for development of different sectors.
At the meeting, the UK minister gave assurances of continuing support for further development of Bangladesh. — NNN-BSS
