Bangladesh Urges International Community To Solve Rohingya Crisis

Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the 78th Assembly of the United Nations in New York, USA, Friday (22/9/2023). (ANTARA/HO-UN Photo)

JAKARTA - Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urged the international community to help resolve the Rohingya crisis, which until now has not been clear about his fate.

Hasina stated that the presence of Rohingya refugees in her country was "irresistant" which had a serious impact on the economy, environment, security and socio-political stability in Bangladesh.

"Uncertainty regarding repatriation has led to widespread frustration. This situation has the potential to trigger radicalization. If this issue continues, it could have an impact on security and stability across the region and beyond," Hasina said at the 78th Assembly of the United Nations in New York, USA, reported by ANTARA, Saturday, September 23.

The Rohingya ethnicity has been forced out of Myanmar since 2017 and fled to Bangladesh, due to genocide, crimes against humanity, and ethnic cleansing by the Myanmar government.

Bangladesh is a country that opens its borders to Rohingya refugees who still live in Bangladesh.

He stated that Rohingya refugees wanted to return to their country in Myanmar and live a peaceful life.

Hasina asked the international community to take concrete action against the Rohingya people in order to create security and stability in the region.

Last month the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker T\"urk commemorated the sixth anniversary of a massive attack by the Myanmar military against the Muslim minority in Rakhine state.

He returned to call for justice after hundreds of thousands of Rohingya residents were expelled from their homes by military forces.

The United Nations in a statement on September 11 stated that around 10,000 men, women, children, and newborns in Rohingya are believed to have been killed, more than 300 villages burned to the ground, and more than 700 thousand people were forced to flee to Bangladesh to save themselves and join tens of thousands of other people who had already fled due to previous violence.