DHAKA, 06 December 2021, (TON): Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has alerted the international community about possible disruption of peace and security in the region due to prolonged stay of the Rohingyas in Bangladesh.

He said as the two-day World Peace Conference ended on Sunday evening "as the crisis lingers, the desperation of these forcibly displaced people increases jeopardizing the peace and security of the region.”

Momen said “Bangladesh’s strong commitment to peace and humanity encouraged it to stand for the persecuted Myanmar nationals.”

The foreign minister said “like many other countries, he said, Bangladesh could have turned its back and remained insensitive. "Such indifference, however, is alien to our psyche."

Quoting Dr Martin Luther King, he said “darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.”

"Let’s lit up the power of love in every heart and create a mindset of tolerance; let the message of peace which this conference has generated help construct a defence of peace in every mind.”

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina addressed the closing ceremony as the chief guest.