Bangladesh Foreign Secretary expresses concern over Rohingya crisis

By  News On Air   Jan 31, 2025

Bangladesh Foreign Secretary Md Jashim Uddin on Thursday expressed concern over the challenges Bangladesh has been facing since hosting the Rohingyas and the declining funds from international donors.

In a press release issued by the foreign ministry, the foreign secretary hoped that the upcoming high-level conference at the UN on the situation of Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Myanmar would draw global attention and garner support for assisting this distressed community.

According to media reports, the issues were discussed when United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific Hai Kyung Jun met the Foreign Secretary in Dhaka.

During the meeting, Mr Jun thanked Bangladesh for generously hosting over a million Rohingyas – Forcibly Displaced Myanmar Nationals (FDMN). She briefed the Foreign Secretary about the ongoing humanitarian support the UNHCR is providing.

Bangladesh has hosted over a million Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar as refugees in Cox’s Bazar and Bhasan Char since 2017.

Regarding growing concerns over the future of the Rohingya youth, earlier, Bangladesh Foreign Affairs Adviser Touhid Hossain had said that there is no light at the end of the tunnel and he doubts that the Rohingya issue is going to be resolved very quickly and easily.