Badrul Ahsan from New York :
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has sought expeditious proactive attempts of the United Nations to denounce the atrocities on Rohingya people in Myanmar and to ensure “sustainable return” of all forcibly displaced Rohingyas to their homeland in safety.
Addressing the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in New York on Thursday afternoon ( this morning in Bangladesh time) the Prime Minister also urged the UN secretary general and the global leaders to take immediate steps to send in the Rakhine State of Myanmar a “Fact-Finding Mission” to stop the ethnic cleansing there.
In her address at the UN headquarters, Sheikh Hasina suggested several proposals to the global leaders in favour of the troubled Rohingyas that included creation of ‘safe zones’ under UN supervision in Myanmar for the protection of all civilian population, irrespective of religion and ethnicity and unconditional implementation of the Kofi Annan Commission recommendations to resolve the crisis.
“Hundreds of thousands of Rohingyas from the Rakhine State are entering Bangladesh
to flee violence there. As estimated by International Organisation of Migration (IOM), in last three and a half weeks over 430,000 Rohingyas entered Bangladesh,” she told the UN annual meet and urged for an immediate action to ensure safety and dignity of those ill-fated people.
“This forcibly displaced people of Myanmar are fleeing an ‘ethnic cleansing’ in their own country where they have been living for centuries. It should be strongly prevented by the global leaders,” she said.
According to the premier, currently Bangladesh was sheltering over 800,000 forcibly displaced Rohingyas from Myanmar while the ongoing atrocities and human rights violations in the Rakhine State “once again aggravated the situation in the Bangladesh-Myanmar border.”
“We are horrified to see that the Myanmar authorities are laying landmines along their stretch of the border to prevent the Ronhingyas from returning to their native homes,” she said.
“We don’t want war. We want peace… we want people’s wellbeing – not destruction of humanity. We want sustainable development. Let this be our collective goal,” she said.
Sheih Hasina reiterated Bangladesh’s firm commitment to the peace and democracy saying “since our birth as a nation, we have pursued peace-centric domestic and foreign policies.”
To conclude, Sheikh Hasina thanked the members of the UN Security Council and also the UN secretary general for their proactive attempts to denounce the atrocities on Rohingya people in Myanmar and call for bringing in peace, and stability in Rakhine.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has sought expeditious proactive attempts of the United Nations to denounce the atrocities on Rohingya people in Myanmar and to ensure “sustainable return” of all forcibly displaced Rohingyas to their homeland in safety.
Addressing the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in New York on Thursday afternoon ( this morning in Bangladesh time) the Prime Minister also urged the UN secretary general and the global leaders to take immediate steps to send in the Rakhine State of Myanmar a “Fact-Finding Mission” to stop the ethnic cleansing there.
In her address at the UN headquarters, Sheikh Hasina suggested several proposals to the global leaders in favour of the troubled Rohingyas that included creation of ‘safe zones’ under UN supervision in Myanmar for the protection of all civilian population, irrespective of religion and ethnicity and unconditional implementation of the Kofi Annan Commission recommendations to resolve the crisis.
“Hundreds of thousands of Rohingyas from the Rakhine State are entering Bangladesh
to flee violence there. As estimated by International Organisation of Migration (IOM), in last three and a half weeks over 430,000 Rohingyas entered Bangladesh,” she told the UN annual meet and urged for an immediate action to ensure safety and dignity of those ill-fated people.
“This forcibly displaced people of Myanmar are fleeing an ‘ethnic cleansing’ in their own country where they have been living for centuries. It should be strongly prevented by the global leaders,” she said.
According to the premier, currently Bangladesh was sheltering over 800,000 forcibly displaced Rohingyas from Myanmar while the ongoing atrocities and human rights violations in the Rakhine State “once again aggravated the situation in the Bangladesh-Myanmar border.”
“We are horrified to see that the Myanmar authorities are laying landmines along their stretch of the border to prevent the Ronhingyas from returning to their native homes,” she said.
“We don’t want war. We want peace… we want people’s wellbeing – not destruction of humanity. We want sustainable development. Let this be our collective goal,” she said.
Sheih Hasina reiterated Bangladesh’s firm commitment to the peace and democracy saying “since our birth as a nation, we have pursued peace-centric domestic and foreign policies.”
To conclude, Sheikh Hasina thanked the members of the UN Security Council and also the UN secretary general for their proactive attempts to denounce the atrocities on Rohingya people in Myanmar and call for bringing in peace, and stability in Rakhine.
