Staff Reporter:
Dhaka is observing the ongoing situation in Myanmar while efforts are underway to commence repatria-tion of the forcibly displaced Rohingyas in a safe and dignified manner, Bangladesh Foreign Ministry
said yesterday.
“Bangladesh is observing the ongoing situation in Myanmar. Rohingya repatriation is expected to begin soon when the situation improves in Myanmar,” said foreign ministry’s alternative spokesperson Mo-hammad Rafiqul Alam at a weekly briefing at the ministry here this afternoon.
Currently, he said a tripartite initiative of Bangladesh-Myanmar-China is underway for voluntary, safe and sustainable repatriation of Rohingyas.
Alam said the Rohingyas have been informed of what facilities they will enjoy after return to Rakhine to initiate safe, dignified, sustainable and voluntary repatriation of forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals.
On the closure of North Korean mission in Dhaka, Alam said Bangladesh’s bilateral affairs with Pyongyang will be managed through the North Korean Embassy in New Delhi.
The spokesperson said the outgoing ambassador of North Korea to Bangladesh had expressed optimism about opening the North Korean embassy in Dhaka again in the future.
The embassy of North Korea in Dhaka has informed the Bangladesh foreign ministry about the closure of its activities in Bangladesh through a diplomatic note.
