Rohingya support Bangladeshi leader's proposal to end crisis

DW
Date 28.09.2019
Author Arafatul Islam

A proposal by Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the United Nations for resolving the Rohingya refugee crisis has been hailed by the Muslim community. Her earlier appeals have seemingly gone unheard, however. 

 In Bangladesh's annual address to the UN General Assembly, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday urged the international community to "understand the untenability of the situation" surrounding the Rohingya refugees from Myanmar, who are fleeing persecution by the military there.

PM to place 4-point proposal at UN to solve Rohingya crisis

The Daily Star
BSS, New York
September 25, 2019

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Photo: File/Collected

Putting emphasis on a long-term solution to the protracted Rohingya crisis, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said she is going to place a four-point proposal at the ongoing United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) to this end.

“Let me reiterate the following points which I shall be presenting to the (current) 74th UNGA Session,” she said.

The proposals, she said, are:
1. Myanmar must express clear political will manifested by concrete actions for sustainable return and reintegration of Rohingyas to Myanmar.

2. Myanmar must build trust among the Rohingyas by discarding discriminatory laws and practices and allowing “go and see” visit to the Northern Rakhine by the Rohingya representative

3. Myanmar must guarantee security and safety of the Rohingyas, among others, by deploying civilian monitors from international community in the Rakhine state.

4. International community must ensure that the root causes of Rohingya problem are addressed and atrocity crimes committed against the Rohingyas are accounted for. OIC initiative to take the issue to ICJ is indeed a significant step towards that direction.

China Proposes Meeting with Bangladesh, Myanmar over Rohingya Repatriation

BenarNews

Kamran Reza Chowdhury
Dhaka
2019-08-29

 

Bangladeshi Foreign Minister A.K. Abdul Momen briefs Dhaka-based diplomats and representatives of international agencies on efforts to repatriate Rohingya refugees, Aug. 29, 2019.

HO/Bangladesh Foreign Ministry 

 

Beijing has proposed a fresh tripartite meeting with Bangladesh and Myanmar to jumpstart the repatriation of Rohingya Muslims, Bangladesh’s foreign minister said Thursday, as pressure mounted for the two neighboring countries to find a solution to the refugee crisis.

Mahathir's Rohingya proposal spurs mixed reactions

AA  

Riyaz ul Khaliq 

30.07.2019 

Separate state for persecuted community seen as concrete step toward resolving crisis, but some Rohingya disagree 

A recent proposal by Malaysian premier that the Rohingya ethnic minority should be given the chance to form their own state drew cautious reactions from members of the persecuted community.

"We are asking for our innate right of citizenship and ethnic rights,” said Hla Kyaw, head of the European Rohingya Council.

Hasina slams US congressman’s proposal to attach Rakhine state with Bangladesh

bdnews24.com
Senior Correspondent
09 Jul 2019

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has denounced the proposal by a US congressman to bring the Rakhine State in Myanmar under Bangladesh's territory, calling it an attempt 'to start a fire in the region'.

She made the remarks at a media briefing in Ganabhaban on Monday following her five-day official visit to China.

Over 1.1 million Rohingya people have taken refuge in Bangladesh to escape persecution in the Rakhine State. The refugees have since voiced concerns over their safety as plans for their repatriation are mooted.