DHAKA, 24 May 2022, (TON): Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reiterated her call to the international community to do much more to ensure the safe, sustainable and dignified return of over 1 million forcibly displaced Rohingyas from Bangladesh.

The prime minister said in 78th session of the UNESCAP “Bangladesh has been hosting 1.1 million forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals. This humanitarian crisis poses a serious security threat.”

She told the session meeting “we expect enhanced focus and active support of the international community for safe, sustainable, and dignified return of these displaced people, a common agenda to advance sustainable development in Asia and the Pacific.”

She said “when the world is struggling to recover from the impacts of the pandemic, the Russian-Ukrainian conflict came as a huge blow to the global economic and social stability.”

She said “the poor and developing countries are experiencing the brunt of the war. The war must be stopped immediately and joint actions are needed to tackle the situation.”