UNHCR lauds govt steps for welfare of Rohingyas

The appreciation came when Lee called on Food and Disaster Management Minister Chowdhury Kamal Ibne Yusuf at his Secretariat office here yesterday. Secretary of the ministry Siddiqur Rahman Chowdhury was present.

They exchanged views on matters of mutual interests, said an official handout.

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The minister apprised the UNHCR representative of various pragmatic steps taken by the government for repatriation of the Myanmar refugees to their homeland.

The UNHCR representative appreciated the government steps for ensuring law and order and discipline in the refugee camps as well as overall welfare of the Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh.

Lee told the minister that UNHCR has been negotiating with the Myanmar government for the repatriation of the refugees. "If our negotiation yields positive results, the process of repatriation will start soon," Lee said.