Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has said the international community assured Bangladesh of remaining engaged in the efforts of solving Rohingya crisis so that forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals can return to their homeland with safety, security, and dignity.

“The world community has shown their full solidarity with Bangladesh on the Rohingya issue and said that Myanmar nationals must be repatriated to their homeland,” he said.

Dr Momen said this at a press briefing at Bangabandhu Auditorium of Bangladesh Permanent Mission in New York on Tuesday (Sept 24) evening.

He said Malaysian Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohammad, OIC Secretary General Dr Yousef bin Ahmed Al-Othaimeen and Saudi Foreign Minister Dr Ibrahim bin Abdulaziz Al-Assaf as well as ministers and representatives of different countries including the USA, the UK, Canada, Germany, Belgium, European Union, the Netherlands, Turkey, Sweden, Singapore, Kuwait, Serbia, the Philippines and Gambia came up with their assurance of extending support to Bangladesh regarding Rohingya repatriation.

While speaking at the high-level event on Rohingya crisis organized jointly by Bangladesh Permanent Mission to the UN and the OIC Secretariat, they said that they will persuade Myanmar to take back its nationals from Bangladesh.

The foreign minister said the participants extended stronger support to Bangladesh on the Rohingya issue.

They also want safe, secure and dignified repatriation of the Rohingyas from Bangladesh, Momen said.

Highly praising Bangladesh’s noble gesture of hosting over 1.1 million Rohingyas, everybody has assured that they will persuade Myanmar to take back their nationals from Bangladesh, he said.

“I think it’s a great achievement for Bangladesh,” he added.