UNB :
Myanmar has written to Bangladesh through its Ambassador in Yangon explaining why the military took over on February 1.
“We got a letter. They gave the letter to our Ambassador,” Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen said while sharing the updates with the reporters after attending a function.
The current interim government conveyed that some 10.4 million fake votes were cast in the national election in Myanmar held in November last year.
After the takeover, the new military administration in Myanmar has reached out to Rohingyas in Rakhine State which is seen as military junta’s “desire to gradually bring back normalcy” in the Rakhine state giving confidence to Rohingyas for return.
“These are good news. It’s a good beginning,” Foreign Minister Dr Momen said.
“Whatever may be the military’s new approach and policy on Rohingya and Rakhine issues, it’ll take time to get a shape,” a diplomatic source told UNB.
Dr Momen said Rohingyas in Kutupalong Rohingya camp expressed happiness hearing the news from Rakhine.
For voluntary repatriation to commence, officials say, the question of the confidence of the potential returnees Rohingyas about going back plays a very important role.
Rohingyas at the camps in Cox’s Bazar were joyous at the news of the fall of Suu Kyi.
Earlier, Myanmar said they are committed to beginning the repatriation of Rohingyas as per the bilateral agreement signed with Bangladesh in 2017.
Bangladesh handed over a list of 840,000 Rohingyas to Myanmar for verification. Myanmar has verified only 42,000 people (5%).
“There’s a serious lack of seriousness,” said the Foreign Minister.
Dr Momen said they are doing their part but Myanmar is not helping the same way. He said he is always hopeful of beginning repatriation as history says they took back their nationals in 1978 and 1992.
