Dr Momen said both trade and investment in Myanmar over the last four years after the genocide have increased three and half times to 15 times which is really shocking<\/p>\n
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Monday called upon the international community to come forward with sincerity instead of giving only lip service and instructions for the early repatriation of Rohingyas.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve an appeal. It demands leadership of the world. We must do something. We must provide them a future,\u201d he said noting that the majority of 1.1 million Rohingyas living in Bangladesh is female or little girls.<\/p>\n
The foreign minister made the appeal while addressing a discussion held at the Foreign Service Academy in the city.<\/p>\n
Diplomatic Correspondents Association, Bangladesh (DCAB) arranged the discussion titled \u201cWomen in Diplomacy: How Are We Doing?\u201d marking the International Women\u2019s Day supported by Bangabandhu Research Centre for Foreign Policy and Diplomacy.<\/p>\n
Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen spoke at the event as special guest while DCAB member Israt Zahan Urmi presented the keynote paper.<\/p>\n
Secretary (East) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mashfee Binte Shams, UN Resident Coordinator Mia Seppo, Rector of the Foreign Service Academy, Syed Masud Mahmood Khundoker, Switzerland Ambassador to Bangladesh Nathalie Chuard, Ambassador of Sweden to Bangladesh Alexandra Berg von Linde, High Commissioner of Maldives to Bangladesh Shiruzimath Sameer, Director General of Public Diplomacy wing at MoFA Samia Halim, DCAB President Pantho Rahman and its General Secretary AKM Moinuddin spoke.<\/p>\n
The foreign minister said this is not a time to do business as usual but the international community must come forward and send the Rohingyas back to Myanmar and reintegrate them in their society in Myanmar.<\/p>\n
\u201cI get very upset when I see these people who have no future. They are becoming hopeless and frustrated. They want to go back to Myanmar for a decent living,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Dr Momen said it is also time for that country \u2013 Myanmar – to get Rohingyas back as the Myanmar government agreed to take them back to give them a decent living and decent future.<\/p>\n
The foreign minister said all the people involved in Rohingya issue and the international agencies instead of giving instructions to Bangladesh should be in Rakhine and do their jobs in Rakhine to create a conducive environment there.<\/p>\n
He said imposing sanctions on one or two Myanmar generals are not enough as they do their business as usual<\/p>\n
Dr Momen said both trade and investment in Myanmar over the last four years after the genocide have increased three and half times to 15 times which is really shocking.<\/p>\n
\u201cFifteen times! Can you believe it! A country that has violated human rights, did ethnic cleansing and can you promote them with trade and business and you talk about human rights?\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The foreign minister said the organization that got peace prize for humanity they should feel ashamed they are not doing enough to repatriate these people, these distress people.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhether they are in Kutupalong or Bhasan Char is not important. It\u2019s irrelevant. Relevant thing is they must go back to their homeland and have a decent future and a decent living,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The foreign minister said if they stay here for long, there is a possibility of the pockets of radicalism or extremism. \u201cTerrorists have no boundary, no borders, and no faith. They\u2019ll create a problem for the whole world. On this International Women\u2019s Day, we should be more sensitive to the Rohingya women,\u201d Dr Momen said.<\/p>\n
Secretary (East) Mashfee Binte Shams was honored at the function for her role in promoting Bangladesh through her exceptional leadership in diplomacy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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