DHAKA, 26 May 2021, (TON): Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expressed concern about the repatriation of Rohingyas.

United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) President Volkan Bozkir at the Gono Bhaban met Hasina, she said that the situation has become uncertain due to the recent developments in Myanmar.

PM Hasina’s Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim briefed reporters and said that over one million Rohingyas have taken shelter in Bangladesh, the PM said, "We were in dialogue with the Myanmar government with little progress."

“Bangladesh is monitoring the present situation in Myanmar as the repatriation process has become uncertain” said PM.

She further added that Bangladesh has prepared an island, Bhasan Char, for temporary but comfortable shelter of the Myanmar nationals, mentioning that over one lakh Rohingyas can be moved there, more than 18,000 have already been moved.

“Both Hasina and UNGA President Bozkir discussed various issues like the upcoming UNGA session, climate change, Rohingya issue and Covid-19 pandemic” Ihsanul Karim said.