Myanmar not out of ICC, ICJ jurisdiction: Shahriar Alam

THE ASIAN AGE
Asian Age Online 
18 November 2019

State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam on Monday said the Myanmar government is not out of the jurisdiction of International Court of Justice (ICJ) and International Criminal Court (ICC).

More than 7,00,000 mainly-Muslim Rohingyas were forced to flee to Bangladesh after Myanmar launched a brutal offensive targeting the ethnic minority in late August 2017. Nay Pyi Taw has been accused of carrying out human rights abuse during what it described as counterinsurgency operations.

Gambia, on behalf of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, filed a case at the ICJ accusing Myanmar of genocide in its treatment of the Rohingyas.

Minister: Rohingya rights must remain on agenda.

THE Star ONLINE
Thursday, 21 Feb 2019

Dhaka: The plight of the Rohingya refugees to return home must not fall off the international agenda and they must be given justice, she said, according to a press release issued yesterday by the British High Commission in Dhaka.

She said the international community must make sure that Rohingyas’ right to return remains high on the agenda.

Mordaunt, also the UK’s minister for women and equalities, arrived in Dhaka on Sunday on a three-day official visit. On Monday, she met Rohingya refugees at a food distribution centre in Kutupalong camp of Cox’s Bazar.

Myanmar must ensure safety of returning Rohingya: UK

The Peninsula

20 Feb 2019

In this file photo taken on November 26, 2017, Rohingya Muslim refugees walk down a hillside in the Kutupalong refugee camp in Bangladesh. AFP/Ed Jones

By Md. Kamruzzaman I Anadolu

DHAKA: A top British official on Tuesday urged Myanmar’s authorities to ensure a safe environment for the repatriation of hundreds of thousands of persecuted Rohingya Muslims who fled the country since August 2017.

New strategy worked out to deal with Rohingya issue: Shahriar

theindependent
19 February, 2019

State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam speaks to media at State guesthouse Padma on Tuesday, Feb 19, 2019. Photo: Courtesy

State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam on Tuesday said the government has worked out a new strategy after reviewing the overall situation to deal with the Rohingya repatriation issue.

He said implementation of this strategy will be visible very soon.

British Minister discusses Rohingya issue with Shahriar

theindependent
19 February, 2019

British Secretary of State for International Development and Minister for Women and Equalities Penny Mordaunt on Tuesday met State Minister Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam and discussed various issues of mutual interest.

Restore Rohingyas’ fundamental rights, ensure their repatriation: Dhaka

Asian Age Online  
15 February 2019

State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam has said the international community has a shared responsibility to help restore the Rohingyas’ fundamental rights and freedoms, including their right to return to Myanmar in safety and dignity.