Bangladesh, UNHCR to survey Rohingya regarding return to Myanmar

ဖော်ပြချက်/အကြောင်းအရာ: 

"Bangladesh will work with the United Nations refugee agency to determine if more than 3,000 Rohingya refugees will accept Myanmar’s offer to return home, an official said on Monday, nearly a year after a major repatriation plan failed. More than 730,000 Rohingya fled Rakhine for camps in Bangladesh after a military-led crackdown in August 2017 the United Nations has said was perpetrated with “genocidal intent”, but many refugees refuse to go back, fearing more violence. “It will be a joint exercise led by UNHCR,” Abul Kalam, Bangladesh’s Refugee Relief and Repatriation commissioner, told Reuters by telephone on Monday, referring to the refugee agency. The United Nations Security Council is due to discuss the latest repatriation plan behind closed doors on Wednesday at the request of France, Britain, the United States, Germany and Belgium, diplomats said..."

Creator/author: 

Ruma Paul

ရင်းမြစ်: 

"Reuters"

Date of Publication: 

2019-08-19

Date of entry: 

2019-08-20

Grouping: 

  • Individual Documents

အကြောင်းအရာ/အမျိုးအစား: 

Countries: 

Myanmar, Bangladesh

Administrative areas of Burma/Myanmar: 

Rakhine State

Language: 

English

Resource Type: 

text

Text quality: 

    • Good