PM: Mount more pressure on Myanmar for Rohingya repatriation

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The prime minister also particularly requested Germany to play role further in repatriation of the forcibly displaced Rohingyas

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"Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called upon the international community, including Germany, for mounting more pressure on the Myanmar government to take back its Rohingya nationals from Bangladesh. “Rohingyas are a huge burden for us and they are creating social problems. Myanmar should take back its nationals from Bangladesh immediately,” she said. The prime minister also particularly requested Germany to play role further in repatriation of the forcibly displaced Rohingyas, reports BSS. The prime minister made the remarks when visiting German Federal Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development Dr Gerd Muller paid a courtesy call on her at her official Ganabhaban residence in Dhaka on Tuesday evening. After the meeting, Prime Minister’s Deputy Press Secretary Hasan Zahid Tusher briefed reporters. The prime minister said the exodus of over 1.1 million Rohingyas has created a big problem for the people of Cox’s Bazar as they outnumbered the local people..."

Source/publisher: 

"Dhaka Tribune" (Bangladesh)

Date of Publication: 

2020-02-25

Date of entry: 

2020-02-26

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  • Individual Documents

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Myanmar, Bangladesh

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English

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text

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