Maung Tun Khin interview with Aljazeera on so-called pilot project repatriation.

Aljazeera
Jun 1, 2023

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Japan: Myanmar situation preventing full-scale Rohingya repatriation

Dhaka Tribune

UNB
November 14, 2022 

Myanmar needs to halt violence, release detainees and restore democracy, says Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Ito Naoki

File photo of a Rohingya camp in Cox’s Bazar Syed Zakir Hossain/Dhaka Tribune

Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Ito Naoki on Monday said it is unlikely to see a full-scale Rohingya repatriation anytime soon due to the situation in Myanmar at this moment.

"It'll be very difficult to see repatriation of Rohingyas on full-scale soon. Unless you see the improvement of the situation in Myanmar, it'll very difficult for us to see their repatriation to Myanmar," he said.

The ambassador said Japan is communicating with the Myanmar military and Myanmar needs to halt violence, release detainees and restore democracy there.

Bangladesh hands Myanmar list of 230,000 more Rohingya refugees for repatriation

bdnews24.com 

Staff Correspondent, bdnews24.com
Published: 12 Jan 2021

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The government has handed a list of 230,000 more Rohingya refugees to Myanmar for repatriation to their homeland in Rakhine State.


Delwar Hossain, the director general of the foreign ministry’s Myanmar wing, said on Tuesday that he gave the list to the Myanmar ambassador in Dhaka on Monday.

In six phases, including the latest one, Bangladesh has handed lists of 830,000 Rohingya to Myanmar, which has verified only 42,000 refugees, but the repatriation has not begun.

Want repatriation of Rohingyas to begin this year, Bangladesh Foreign Minister writes to Myanmar

INDIA TODAY
Sahidul Hasan Khokon
Dhaka
January 4, 2021

While stating that he has written to his counterpart in Myanmar in this regard, Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen said Bangladesh wants to initiate the repatriation of Rohingyas this year.

File photo of Bangladesh Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen (Picture Courtesy: Twitter @AKAbdulMomen) 

Bangladesh has written to Myanmar over the issue of repatriation of Rohingya Muslims. The announcement by Bangladesh's Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen comes days after the UNGA passed a resolution in this regard.

While addressing a press briefing on Sunday, AK Abdul Momen said he wrote a letter to his counterpart in Myanmar on the occasion of the New Year. "In the New Year, a letter has been sent to the State Council office in Myanmar," Momen said.

Rohingya repatriation: Bangladesh urges EU for more pressure on Myanmar

The Daily Star

June 04, 2020
Star Online Report

Bangladesh has urged the European Union to put more pressure on Myanmar to take back Rohingya refugees living in makeshift camps in Cox's Bazar.

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen made the appeal during a courtesy phone call with Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Simon Coveney yesterday, said a press statement issued by the foreign ministry.

US for putting pressure on Myanmar over Rohingya repatriation

Dhaka Tribune

Tribune Desk  

March 16th, 2020 

US Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl Robert Miller meets with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her official residence Ganabhaban on Monday, March 16, 2020 Focus Bangla

The premier said the government has rescheduled the birth centenary programs due to the coronavirus outbreak

US Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl Robert Miller has laid emphasis on creating pressure on Myanmar to take back Rohingyas from Bangladesh.

"Pressure should be created on Myanmar to take back [Rohingyas]," he said when he met Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her official residence Ganabhaban on Monday, reports UNB.

Repatriation should get highest priority: speakers

The Daily Star
February 24, 2020
Staff Correspondent

UN Joint Response Plan for Rohingyas

Rohingya repatriation should be the highest priority in the United Nations' Joint Response Plan (JRP) for support of Rohingya people, speakers said at a press conference yesterday.

Demanding an amendment of the JRP in this regard, they said the plan should be a live document, so that it can be updated anytime necessary.

They also demanded the JRP should include transparency and accountability in providing aid to the Rohingya and recognise Bangladesh government's contributions in supporting the forcefully displaced Myanmar nationals.

Return to Rakhine

The Daily Star
December 19, 2019
Diplomatic Correspondent

Myanmar-Asean team urges refugees

A joint delegation of Myanmar and the Asean yesterday met a group of some 40 Rohingya representatives to convince them to return to Rakhine, from where they fled a brutal military crackdown in 2017.

The 15-member delegation includes nine officials from Myanmar and six officials from the Emergency Response and Assessment team of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean).

Sheikh Hasina greets Boris Johnson, seeks support for Rohingya repatriation

Dhaka Tribune

Tribune Desk  

December 14th, 2019 

File photo of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina PID

Bangladesh will look forward to personal intervention from the British prime minister to ensure justice for the Rohingyas, Sheikh Hasina said

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has congratulated British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on the impressive victory of his Conservative Party in the national election of the United Kingdom.

Sheikh Hasina observed the victory as reaffirmation of the tremendous trust, and confidence that United Kingdom's people reposed on the Party’s leadership, according to a message received from prime minister’s Assistant Press Secretary ABM Sarwer-E-Alom Sarker on Saturday.

Analysis: No sign Rohingya will be allowed to return home

Stock Daily Dish
SDD Contributor  
November 8, 2019

Analysis: No sign Rohingya will be allowed to return home

BANGKOK (AP) – After facing international outrage and charges of ethnic cleansing, Myanmar made a pledge: Rohingya Muslims who fled the country by the hundreds of thousands would start their journey home within weeks.

With so many obstacles, however, and no real sign of good will, few believe that will happen.

The returns are supposed to be voluntary. But many members of the religious minority, now living in sprawling refugee camps in neighboring Bangladesh, are afraid to go back.

Rohingya Crisis: Japan for peaceful solution

The Daily Star
Friday, November 8, 2019
Diplomatic Correspondent

Japan stands by the Rohingyas for ensuring their early repatriation to Myanmar, said newly-appointed Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Naoki Ito.

“I would like to emphasize that Japan and its people would not hesitate to extend our hands to all those who are suffering from the situation, and stand with them with the view of realizing early repatriation to Myanmar in a safe, voluntary and dignified manner,” he said in a statement, following a visit to Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar on Tuesday.

ASEAN forms new team to monitor Rohingya repatriation

TheJakataPost
Dian Septiari
The Jakarta Post
Mon, November 4 2019  

 No missing links, please: Heads of government and state (from left) Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad of Malaysia, State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi of Myanmar, President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong of Singapore, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha of Thailand, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc of Vietnam, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei, Prime Minister Hun Sen of Cambodia, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo of Indonesia and Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith of Laos prepare for a photo at the ceremony to open the 35th ASEAN Summit in Bangkok on Sunday.(AFP/Lillian Suwanrumpha)

ASEAN leaders have agreed to form an ad hoc task force to be in charge of monitoring the repatriation of Rohingya refugees, after previous efforts made this year ended in failure when no refugees were willing to return to Rakhine state.

Modi tells Suu Kyi about importance of quick Rohingya repatriation

theindepedent
  3 November, 2019
Independent Online/ UNB

India remains supportive Bangladesh to resolve Rohingya crisis: Jaishankar

 Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi meets Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the     sidelines of the ASEAN-India Summit in Bangkok on Sunday. Photo: Courtesy 

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday emphasised that the “speedy, safe and sustainable” return of Rohingyas to their homes in Rakhine was in the interest of the region, the displaced people, and all three neighbouring States -- India, Bangladesh and Myanmar.

Rohingya Repatriation: Dhaka seeks effective role from Asean

The Daily Star
 November 02, 2019
 Porimol Palma

4-day summit of the regional bloc begins in Bangkok today

Bangladesh wants a strong and effective role of the Asean in the Rohingya repatriation as the regional bloc begins its four-day summit in Bangkok today.

Dhaka says the problem, created by Myanmar, is now turning into a regional crisis, with the Rohingyas spreading across the member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean). The crisis will aggravate in future if it is not resolved.

Bangladesh to verify Myanmar’s claim of ‘voluntary’ Rohingya repatriation

The Daily Star
October 31, 2019
UNB, Dhaka

Rohingya refugees gather at a market inside a refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, March 7, 2019. Reuters file photo

Bangladesh will verify Myanmar's claim over voluntary return of some Rohingyas to Myanmar as the country keeps spreading misleading information to the international community to avoid repatriation.
"We'll issue a press statement after verifying the claim," Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen told reporters on Thursday.

Myanmar Embassy in Dhaka in a Facebook post claimed 46 displaced persons returned to Myanmar from Bangladesh on their own volition through Taung Pyo Letwe and Nga Khu Ya Reception Centers on Thursday.

Myanmar misleading int’l community with fabricated info to avoid repatriation: Bangladesh

The Daily Star
October 30, 2019
UNB, Dhaka

Instead of taking back Rohingyas, Myanmar now remains engaged in "persistent campaign" to mislead the international community to avoid its obligations for the "sustained repatriation" and reintegration of the forcibly displaced Rohingya in safety and dignity, says Bangladesh. 

Dhaka on Wednesday rejected the "baseless accusation, falsification, and misrepresentation of facts" and urged Nay Pyi Taw to stop concocted campaign and concentrate on the fulfillment of its obligations.