PM should visit India, China, Russia on Rohingya issue: BNP

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam today called upon Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to manage India, China and Russia diplomatically for garnering their support to end the Rohingya crisis.

"If necessary, the prime minister (Sheikh Hasina) should visit India, China and Russia so that they don't take any negative stances over the Rohingya crisis," Fakhrul said while addressing a press conference held in Cox's Bazar.

Many international organisations, rights bodies and different countries have become vocal against the Myanmar government for persecution on Rohingyas while "India, China and Russia supported army operation in Rakhine in the name of resisting Rohingya terrorists".

Fakhrul said the government should take diplomatic efforts so that the three countries cannot put veto in the United Nations' Security Council meeting scheduled for today.

Calling upon the government to resolve the Rohingya crisis ignoring narrow political interest, Fakhrul again stressed the need for forging a national unity to cope up with the issue.

"We don't want split, disunity, rather we want national unity to find out solution to Rohingya crisis," the BNP leader said.