DHAKA, 02 September 2021, (TON): Foreign Minister of Bangladesh Dr Momen said that Bangladesh wants safe, dignified and voluntary return of the Rohingya in a conducive environment in Myanmar.

Bangladesh has stressed on the international community’s responsibility towards establishing and supporting accountability and justice for the massive human rights violations perpetrated against Rohingyas in Myanmar.

In a meeting with United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet in Geneva, Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen also reiterated Bangladesh’s strong commitment to promoting the safe, dignified and voluntary return of the Rohingya in a conducive environment in Myanmar.

According to the Foreign Ministry “he conveyed Bangladesh’s readiness to work with Myanmar, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNCHR), Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and other concerned parties to bring about sustainable and durable solution.”

Dr Momen is on a three-day visit to Geneva to participate in the Asia-Pacific regional review meeting of the LDCs, convened jointly by the Government of Bangladesh, UN-OHRLLS and UN-ESCAP at the UN Headquarters in Geneva in preparation for the Fifth UN Conference on the Least Developed Countries (UNLDC-5).