Bangladesh on Thursday urged the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation to call on the international community for a sustainable repatriation of Rohingyas to Myanmar.
Dhaka made the request at a meeting with a visiting OIC delegation at the Prime Minister’s Office, according to a PMO press release.
OIC Assistant Secretary General for Humanitarian and Social and Cultural Affairs Ambassador Tarig Ali Bakheet led the delegation.
PM’s Principal Secretary M Tofazzel Hossain Miah presided over the meeting where PMO Secretary Mohammad Salahuddin was present, among others, from the Bangladesh side.
Bangladesh in the 45-minute meeting also requested the OIC to keep alive the issue of the Rohingyas in the international forum and urged the Gulf Cooperation Council and OIC to contribute significantly to the creation of funds for the Rohingyas.
Bangladesh also made a request for financial and other assistance towards the relocation of Rohingyas to Bhashan Char, the press release stated.