Foreign minister says about plan to relocate Rohingyas to Bhashan Char

Sayeed Muhammad of DOT
Bangladesh has informed the US that it has a plan to relocate around 100,000 Rohingyas to Bhashan Char, an island in Noakhali district, voluntarily, reports UNB.
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen informed the matter to US Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl Miller when the envoy met him, at his office on Thursday afternoon.
The Rohingyas will have livelihood opportunities in Bhashan Char and the island will “turn into Singapore”, says the Foreign Ministry.
Foreign Minister Dr Momen praised the US government for continued political support on the Rohingya issue.
Pressure needs to be applied on Myanmar so it latter creates a favourable environment in Rakhine State in order for the Rohingyas to return home, he opined.
The minister expressed Bangladesh’s support for the idea of creating “safe zone” inside Rakhine State for the Rohingyas.
Dr Momen also raised the issue of repatriation of murderer Rashed Chowdhury, a convicted killer of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
He asked Miller to view the matter from a US point of view; if a US Court convicts someone, in that case, the US government will surely take all initiatives at its disposal to enforce the judgment. Bangladesh government’s efforts must be viewed similarly.