Rohingya crisis: JS body for strengthening diplomatic relations

Secretariat Correspondent: The Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs have made recommendations to strengthen diplomatic relations with Russia and China to help resolve Rohingya crisis.

The recommendations on Thursday came at the 17th meeting of the committee held at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban with its Chairman Dr Dipu Moni in the chair.

Other members of the committee — Foreign Affairs Minister Abul Hasan Mahmud Ali, Muhammad Faruq Khan, Kazi Nabil Ahmed, Raji Mohammad Fakhrul, Selim Uddin and Begum Mahjabin Khaled attended the meeting.

It was discussed in the meeting that heads of government from different countries and top officials of international organizations are visiting Cox’s Bazar to see the situation of the Rohingya people. So, the committee recommended modernization and expansion of Cox’s Bazar Airport.

The meeting suggested the Foreign Affairs Ministry to take initiatives to ensure safe return of Rohingyas to their homeland.
 

risingbd/Dhaka/May 31, 2018/Hassan/A K Azad