UNB, Dhaka :
Though Bangladesh’s diplomatic efforts yielded success to evoke global support over Rohingya crisis, former Foreign Minister Dr Dipu Moni MP thinks Myanmar’s traditional character suggests it may not easily succumb to international pressure to pave the way for quick repatriation of its forcibly displaced people.
In an interview with UNB at her office in Parliament, she also said Bangladesh has to continue its bilateral, regional and multi-lateral efforts to overcome the crisis without hampering the bilateral ties with close neighbour Myanmar.
Dipu, also the Chairperson of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said, “We aren’t lagging behind in diplomacy to resolve the Rohingya crisis.”
“It’s important to understand the character of Myanmar first. This is such a country which brutally attacked its own minority population. So, it can’t be expected that the country will change its character within one year facing pressure from different countries,” she observed.
Mentioning that the displaced Rohingyas are not the victims of any natural disaster, the former Foreign Minister also said the Rohingyas may not want to go back home unless a suitable environment, security and basic rights are ensured in Myanmar as they have horrific experience of oppression in their own country.
Though Bangladesh’s diplomatic efforts yielded success to evoke global support over Rohingya crisis, former Foreign Minister Dr Dipu Moni MP thinks Myanmar’s traditional character suggests it may not easily succumb to international pressure to pave the way for quick repatriation of its forcibly displaced people.
In an interview with UNB at her office in Parliament, she also said Bangladesh has to continue its bilateral, regional and multi-lateral efforts to overcome the crisis without hampering the bilateral ties with close neighbour Myanmar.
Dipu, also the Chairperson of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said, “We aren’t lagging behind in diplomacy to resolve the Rohingya crisis.”
“It’s important to understand the character of Myanmar first. This is such a country which brutally attacked its own minority population. So, it can’t be expected that the country will change its character within one year facing pressure from different countries,” she observed.
Mentioning that the displaced Rohingyas are not the victims of any natural disaster, the former Foreign Minister also said the Rohingyas may not want to go back home unless a suitable environment, security and basic rights are ensured in Myanmar as they have horrific experience of oppression in their own country.
