Bangladesh to verify Myanmar’s claim of ‘voluntary’ Rohingya repatriation

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Myanmar Embassy in Dhaka claimed 46 displaced persons returned to Myanmar from Bangladesh

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"Bangladesh will verify Myanmar’s claim over voluntary nature of some Rohingyas to Myanmar as Myanmar keeps spreading misleading information to the international community to avoid repatriation. "We will issue a press statement after verifying the claim," Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen told reporters on Thursday, reports UNB. The Myanmar Embassy in Dhaka in a Facebook post claimed 46 displaced persons returned to Myanmar from Bangladesh on their own volition through TaungPyoLetwe and NgaKhuYa Reception Centers on Thursday. Myanmar claimed that the returnees were warmly received by the officials from Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement, and Ministry of Labour, Population and Immigration, and other officials concerned. Myanmar also claimed that a total of 397 displaced persons have voluntarily returned from Bangladesh to Myanmar till date and they were duly provided with rice, cooking oil and foodstuff monthly by the Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement. A diplomatic source said the UNHCR and the officials at the RRRC are not aware of such voluntary return..."

Source/publisher: 

"Dhaka Tribune" (Bangladesh)

Date of Publication: 

2019-10-31

Date of entry: 

2019-11-03

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  • Individual Documents

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Countries: 

Myanmar, Bangladesh

Administrative areas of Burma/Myanmar: 

Rakhine State

Language: 

English

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text

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    • Good