Dhaka reiterated its position that it cannot accommodate any new influx of Rohingyas, urging countries and organizations that recommend further intake to share the burden themselves.
“We have made it clear to the UNHCR that we can’t take in more Rohingyas,” Foreign Adviser Md Touhid Hossain told reporters at the foreign ministry on Sunday. BSS reported.
He noted that the UN Refugee Agency had requested Bangladesh to shelter new arrivals, which the government has firmly declined.
Hossain pointed out that Bangladesh has already extended more support than expected, hosting 1.2 million Rohingya on humanitarian grounds.
“Those who come to us with advice or those who want to advise us – let them take the Rohingyas,” he added.
The Adviser also mentioned that the government is working to prevent further Rohingya entries where possible, though sealing the border with Myanmar completely remains a challenge.
On September 3, Hossain noted that around 8,000 Rohingya had recently entered Bangladesh, fleeing armed conflict in Myanmar’s Rakhine state.
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