With United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres currently visiting Bangladesh on a four-day trip, this is the opportune moment for our leaders to seriously talk about the Rohingya crisis that, unfortunately, has seen little to no progress over the years.
Indeed, there is also the real threat of international aid reducing for the Rohingya in the wake of the numerous changes being implemented by President Donald Trump of the US - something that simply cannot be allowed to happen.
While Secretary-General Guterres in the past has made commitments in the recent past with regard to ensuring sufficient aid for the Rohingya, this has never been the long-term solution to the issue.
Bangladesh continues to go above and beyond as a nation hosting the over one million Rohingya refugees within its borders, putting a strain on its local resources, especially when it comes to environmental degradation - an often overlooked consequence of this crisis.
While the commitment made by Secretary-General Guterres are appreciated, what has been the need for some time now is to be able to have a serious, long-term solution to this protracted crisis.
It is simply unfair that the international community has looked on and been reliant on Bangladesh to be host to the Rohingya - a nation with increasingly difficult challenges. That we continue to shoulder this responsibility on top of everything else our nation is currently going through is testament to our resilience as a nation.
Thus, while Bangladesh may inevitably need to continue to be host to the million plus Rohingya refugees that remain, we expect the United Nations, and indeed the rest of the international community, to start doing its part - not just in terms of humanitarian aid, but also getting serious about finding a dignified solution while simultaneously holding those responsible for this crisis in the first place accountable.