Editorial Desk :
The UN General Assembly’s latest resolution to end the Myanmar military’s campaign against helpless Muslim Rohingyas has invariably come from a sense of urgency through four months of ethnic cleansing. It appears Myanmar will not stop the genocide before the last Rohingya Muslims is cleared from the land.
We also welcome UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres move to assign a new special envoy for Myanmar to watch and report on human rights condition and Myanmar government treatment of Rohingyas. Myanmar is blocking entry to existing UN’s rights envoy Yanghee Lee blaming her for hostile outlook. The Secretary General is right to appoint a new envoy to alley Myanmar’s reservation but its refusal to take such envoy and give access to other UN inspectors only suggests too much arrogance on the part of Myanmar and not feeling guilty about genocide.
The discovery of a mass grave in Rakhine State last week came as an ominous sign that many more such mass graves await discovery. Many national and international commentators already fear the genocide in Rakhine resembles that of Muslims in Bosnia and Herzegovina in mid-1990s and it needs wider investigation. .
We are appalled why China, Russia and some other East Asian Buddhist countries are opposed to the UN Secretary General’s move to appoint a new human rights envoy to Myanmar. What message Russia, China, who opposed the resolution on genocide of Rohingyas by Myanmar army, are conveying? Their self-interest is making them forget consideration for innocent men, women and children
massacred in Myanmar. What the world’s big powers like Russia and China will build if they are left to themselves. India has let down Bangladesh, although the crisis is about humanity and the burden of refugees is unbearable for Bangladesh.
The Rohingya crisis is a big humanitarian crisis involving their right to live in their ancestral land. We can’t realize why Russia is so interested to help Myanmar to destroy a minority community here from a long distance. Why China and India are opposed to the existence of Rohingyas as they are facing genocide. It betrays all human values when people are dying under protection of big powers.
More significantly China’s hostile policy towards Rohingyas is openly affecting Bangladesh at a time China claims as one of our best friends. India is not also standing by our side when Myanmar action is directly impacting Bangladesh’s safety and security. It is a shame that only 10 countries are trying to shield Myanmar from UN action supported by China and Russian veto power.
What is noticeable Bangladesh has no foreign policy beyond Delhi when India is also abandoning us in facing the big regional crisis. Our Prime Minister visited Cambodia recently but the country voted against Bangladesh. Laos, the Philippines, Vietnam, Myanmar, Belarus, Syria and Zimbabwe have also opposed the UN resolution adopted by a vast majority of 122 votes.
We must say Bangladesh diplomacy needs redesigning to meet our needs. Big claim is not enough when we have little support base from regional countries.
The UN General Assembly’s latest resolution to end the Myanmar military’s campaign against helpless Muslim Rohingyas has invariably come from a sense of urgency through four months of ethnic cleansing. It appears Myanmar will not stop the genocide before the last Rohingya Muslims is cleared from the land.
We also welcome UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres move to assign a new special envoy for Myanmar to watch and report on human rights condition and Myanmar government treatment of Rohingyas. Myanmar is blocking entry to existing UN’s rights envoy Yanghee Lee blaming her for hostile outlook. The Secretary General is right to appoint a new envoy to alley Myanmar’s reservation but its refusal to take such envoy and give access to other UN inspectors only suggests too much arrogance on the part of Myanmar and not feeling guilty about genocide.
The discovery of a mass grave in Rakhine State last week came as an ominous sign that many more such mass graves await discovery. Many national and international commentators already fear the genocide in Rakhine resembles that of Muslims in Bosnia and Herzegovina in mid-1990s and it needs wider investigation. .
We are appalled why China, Russia and some other East Asian Buddhist countries are opposed to the UN Secretary General’s move to appoint a new human rights envoy to Myanmar. What message Russia, China, who opposed the resolution on genocide of Rohingyas by Myanmar army, are conveying? Their self-interest is making them forget consideration for innocent men, women and children
massacred in Myanmar. What the world’s big powers like Russia and China will build if they are left to themselves. India has let down Bangladesh, although the crisis is about humanity and the burden of refugees is unbearable for Bangladesh.
The Rohingya crisis is a big humanitarian crisis involving their right to live in their ancestral land. We can’t realize why Russia is so interested to help Myanmar to destroy a minority community here from a long distance. Why China and India are opposed to the existence of Rohingyas as they are facing genocide. It betrays all human values when people are dying under protection of big powers.
More significantly China’s hostile policy towards Rohingyas is openly affecting Bangladesh at a time China claims as one of our best friends. India is not also standing by our side when Myanmar action is directly impacting Bangladesh’s safety and security. It is a shame that only 10 countries are trying to shield Myanmar from UN action supported by China and Russian veto power.
What is noticeable Bangladesh has no foreign policy beyond Delhi when India is also abandoning us in facing the big regional crisis. Our Prime Minister visited Cambodia recently but the country voted against Bangladesh. Laos, the Philippines, Vietnam, Myanmar, Belarus, Syria and Zimbabwe have also opposed the UN resolution adopted by a vast majority of 122 votes.
We must say Bangladesh diplomacy needs redesigning to meet our needs. Big claim is not enough when we have little support base from regional countries.
