Chief adviser calls for fast-tracked resettlement process for Rohingya
Washington DC has reaffirmed its commitment to resettle thousands of Rohingyas in the United States, but the process hasn’t been accelerated
Rohingya refugees cross a bamboo-made bridge during an ongoing heatwave in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, 2 May, 2024. Photo: Reuters
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Rohingya refugees cross a bamboo-made bridge during an ongoing heatwave in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, 2 May, 2024. Photo: Reuters
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today (8 September) has underscored the need for expedited third-country resettlement of the Rohingyas living in Bangladesh.
He made the call after he met officials of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) at his office in Dhaka, said the Chief Adviser’s Office.
The IOM Chief of mission in Bangladesh Abdusattor Esoev gave an overview of the resettlement of the Rohingya to developed countries, including the United States.
Washington DC has reaffirmed its commitment to resettle thousands of Rohingyas in the United States, but the process hasn’t been accelerated.
The chief adviser asked the officials to fast-track the process.
He told senior Bangladesh officials that the resettlement process should be easy, regular and smooth.
“It should be the easiest of the process,” he told the officials of IOM and the Bangladesh government.
The IOM Bangladesh chief said the resettlement of the Rohingya resumed in 2022 after a gap of 12 years, but only this year the process gathered some pace.
Foreign Adviser Touhid Hossain, Foreign Secretary Md Jashim Uddin, Home Secretary Abdul Momen, Secretary on SDG affairs Lamiya Morshed, Secretary of the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief Kamrul Hasan and IOM Deputy Chief of mission Fatima Nusrath Ghazzali were also present during the meeting.
