<span style="color: #222222;">Bangladesh today handed over a fresh list of 25,000 Rohingyas to Myanmar for verification before their repatriation to their place of origin in Rakhine State.&nbsp;<br />''<br />''So far, Bangladesh has handed over names of around 55000 Rohingyas to the Myanmar authorities.&nbsp;<br />''<br />''This was disclosed today by the acting Foreign Secretary of Bangladesh Kamrul Ahsan after holding discussion with the visiting top-level delegation from Myanmar led by its Foreign secretary U Myint Thu.<br />''<br />''Earlier the delegation visited Rohingya Camp in Cox's Bazar on Sunday to explain the preparations for the Rohingyas' return to Myanmar.&nbsp;<br />''<br />''It met various groups of Rohingyas including Hindu and Christian groups to convince them to return to Myanmar.&nbsp;<br />''<br />''According to the Bangladesh refugee commissioner Mohammad Abul Kalam, the talks were positive but the representatives of the Rohingyas in Bangladesh said that they wanted citizenship, safety and security as preconditions for their return to Rakhine province in Myanmar.&nbsp;<br />''<br />''They also wanted to return to their villages and not to camps constructed by the Myanmar government, he said.<br />''<br />''In the meanwhile, the Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono who is arriving in Dhaka tonight, is scheduled to meet Rohingya refugees in Cox's Bazar on Tuesday to get an overview of the situation.</span>
News On AIR | July 29, 2019 5:24 PM
Bangladesh hands over fresh list of 25,000 Rohingyas to Myanmar for verification