President M Abdul Hamid solicited support and cooperation from CICA partners to repatriate the forcibly displaced Rohingya people to their ancestral homeland of Myanmar with safety and dignity Dushanbe on  Jun 15, reports state media agency BSS.

“Bangladesh hosts 1.1 million forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals . . . We seek a peaceful solution to the crisis and also signed instruments on their repatriation with Myanmar. (But) if it left unresolved, the crisis could destabilize the entire region,” he said.

The president was addressing the fifth summit of Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) at the Navruz Palace, Dushanbe.

The head of the state highlighted Bangladesh’s position on Rohingya crisis, saying Bangladesh opened its door for Rohingya people, the worst victims of genocide and gross violation of human rights, which has been termed as a ‘text book example of ethnic cleansing’ and ‘humanitarian catastrophe of unmanageable magnitude’, reports BSS.

The president said CICA, a multi-national forum established for enhancing cooperation to promote peace, security and stability in Asia, needs to enhance its capacity and collective efforts through promoting the concept of indivisible security to address these crucial challenges.

He called upon CICA member states to work together so that existing discords in the region should not impede resolving the issues related to security and cooperation in Asia.

“Stability and security in Asia is imperative for economic development …We can achieve that through dialogue and cooperation,” Hamid said.