Yunus pledges joint efforts with UN for Rohingya repatriation by next year
Staff Correspondent
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Friday pledged to put collective efforts with the United Nations so that the Rohingyas can celebrate Eid next year by returning to their homes in Myanmar's Rakhine state.
He made the pledge after attending an iftar party with nearly one lakh Rohingya refugees at a camp in Ukhiya, Cox’s Bazar, in the presence of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
The Chief Adviser delivered his speech in the regional language of Chattogram to facilitate better communication with the Rohingya.
As of 2024, there are nearly one million Rohingya refugees residing in Bangladesh, primarily in the Cox’s Bazar region, which hosts the world’s largest refugee camps
The UN Secretary-General arrived in Dhaka on Thursday afternoon on a four-day visit at the invitation of Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus.
On Friday, Guterres traveled to Cox’s Bazar on a Biman Bangladesh Airlines commercial flight to visit the Rohingya camps.
