Rohingyas relocation not to hamper repatriation, says Inu

Published : Saturday, 2 December, 2017 at 4:20 PM Count : 57

Observer Online Desk

Kushtia: Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu on Saturday said the relocation of Rohingyas from Cox's Bazar to any other place will not hamper the repatriation process.

"The Rohingyas have been given shelter in Bangladesh as Myanmar's displaced people. So, the repatriation process won't be affected by whether they are kept at Bhashnachar or any other place," he said while talking to reporters at Kushtia Circuit House after a views-exchange meeting with the local leaders and activists of his party Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal.

He came up with the remarks against the backdrop of BNP leader Moudud Ahmed's comments that shifting Rohingyas to Bhashanchar would be suicidal.

Mentioning that the government has taken the relocation decision as keeping the Rohingyas in Cox's Bazar is not safe, Inu said those who are describing the decision as suicidal are doing politics with the Rohingya issue.

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