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Thein Sein to discuss Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh
The leaders of Burma and Bangladesh will discuss the issue of Rohingya refugees and related unrest near their shared border next month, Bangladesh’s ambassador in Rangoon said Monday.
The topic will be on the agenda when Burmese President Thein Sein travels to Bangladesh from July 15-17 to meet Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Major General Anup Kumar Chakma told AFP.
“It is expected the Myanmar refugee issue will be discussed with more seriousness this time,” he said.
“Bangladesh supports all actions (and) measures that are being taken by Myanmar to restore normalcy in [Arakan] State as early as possible.”
Burmese government officials said they were unable to confirm the planned trip.
Burma’s Arakan state, bordering Bangladesh, has been rocked by rioting, arson and a cycle of revenge attacks involving Arakanese and Rohingya communities this month, prompting growing international concern.
More than 80 people have been killed in the violence, with sporadic outbreaks of violence still occurring, according to the Burmeses government, which has placed the whole of Arakan state under emergency rule.
“The overall situation in Sittwe district is under control although the curfew is still in force,” he said by telephone.
In recent weeks Bangladesh has turned away hundreds of Rohingya Muslims fleeing the violence in Burma despite pressure from the US and rights groups to grant them refuge.
The impoverished South Asian country is already home to a Rohingya refugee population estimated at 300,000.
Speaking a Bengali dialect similar to one in southeast Bangladesh, the Rohingya are seen as illegal immigrants by Burma’s government and many Burmese, prompting many to attempt to flee to third countries in rickety boats.
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This is right time Rohingya to watch how both countries leaders are looking their future regarding on basic human right principles.Bagladesh government should sympathy Rohingya current crisis.
Literally Myanmar president and Bangladeshi premier talk on Rohingya issue could be the highest level talk. However the mainstream of Rohingya issue not lies on both countries for the fact that Rohingya themselves don’t know where they belong. This issue could not go farther than the discussion of settlement pact between two countries as to where Rohingya should be categorically settled.
Thein Sein clearly knows that Rohingyas are not Burmese citizens as well as Hasina perceives that Rohingyas are one of a kind of the Bengalis.
Are not Rakhine Tibbeto-Burman and 100% same with Bamma?Shan people are also similar with Thai.Mon people are also 100% with Thai-Mon.Kachin peope are 100% like Lisuh in Chinese.Rohingya language is similar with Chittagong but not like Babgali.Study first before comment.
If Bangladesh and Burma do not want Bengali Rohingya and then they should be resettling in Amanda Island by UN.
I have no problem with Rohingya peoples whom were borne in Burma to allow settling in Burma.
However, I don’t agree with one of Rohingya leader claiming Rohimgya peoples were came to Arakan from Middle East (Arab) even before Buddhism was arrived in Arakan which he said in RAF when he demanded apology from ex Gen U Tin Oo (now NLD) for calling Rohingya as Bengali. This guy does not know Arakan history. Buddhism has been practicing in Arakan before Islam religion was introduced to Arab in Middle East by Muhammad in 610 CE.
Bengali Rohingya issue will not be solving out easily because Bangladesh Government does not want them and Burmese Government does not want them too.
Now Amanda Island is India territory and the Island has a lot of uncultivated land.
I believe if these Bengali Rohingya peoples were settled on Island and then the Rohingya or Bengali problem will be solving out and India will be benefit from developing uncultivated land by Bengali Rohingya settlement program.
Bengali Rohingya peoples should understand about they will never get Rohingya Muslin State in Arakan whoever become President of Burma.