NEW DELHI, February 10, 2019
By: Kallol Bhattacherjee
Bangladesh wants India, China and the ASEAN to monitor the promise of safety by Myanmar to ensure the protection of the Rohingya community, a Bangladesh source said on Sunday, reflecting the new official position that Dhaka has adopted.
The Foreign Minister of Bangladesh, Dr. A.K. Abdul Momen, had informed the Indian leadership about the new stance of Dhaka during his visit last week. “The Minister had asked for a safe haven for the Rohingya in Myanmar that should be watched by the ASEAN, India and China,” said the diplomatic source.
Dr. Momen had mentioned the plan for a safe haven for the Rohingya in Myanmar for the first time in January after he was sworn in as the Foreign Minister. The Hindu was informed that he shared this idea with both External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
During Mr. Momen’s visit, Bangladesh took up the issue of repatriation of the Rohingya refugees to Myanmar’s Rakhine province where a major military campaign displaced more than a million Rohingya, who fled to Bangladesh in 2017.
Ever since there have been several discussions to ensure repatriation of the community from the Chittagong region where they are stationed in temporary camps constructed by the international community and the Government of Bangladesh.
However, such agreements do not enjoy sufficient credibility among the Rohingya who apprehend that the Myanmar military might carry out more attacks against them once they are repatriated.
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