No substantial progress in 5 yrs

Staff Reporter :
Nearly five years are going to be elapsed since the Rohingya exodus in August 2017 to Bangladesh, but still there is no substantial progress in their repatriation process to their homeland in Myanmar.
The government is trying to put pressure on Myanmar through different countries and international organisations for sustainable repatriation of the Rohingyas who were persecuted by the Myanmar Army before the exodus but not a single Rohingya has returned to their home.
State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief Dr Md Enamur Rahman on Tuesday said, “There is no substantial progress in the Rohingya repatriation.”
After holding a meeting with the visiting USAID Deputy Administrator Isobel Coleman and Head of Independent Investigative Mechanism on Myanmar (IIMM) Nicholas Koumjian at the Secretariat, the state minister told the journalists about the latest information of Rohingya repatriation.
About the visit of the representatives, Enamur Rahman said, “The IIMM representatives agreed that the only solution of the Rohingya crisis is the repatriation. They said, they wanted to sit with Myanmar on Rohingya issue but Myanmar government did not cooperate with them.”
The representatives also assured that they would work for building public opinions in the international level to end the crisis.
Asked about the progress on the Rohingya issue with Myanmar, the State Minister said, “We had a meeting with them last month. We submitted a list of the Rohingyas. Myanmar received that. We have given a list of 35,000 people to Myanmar. But we did not get any response.”
Meanwhile, Foreign Minister Dr A K Abdul Momen urged the United States (US) to influence ASEAN members to persuade Myanmar government to stop the atrocity on its own nationals and take their Rohingya nationals to their homeland.
During a meeting with the visiting USAID Deputy Administrator Isobel Coleman and Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration Scott Turner at Foreign Service Academy on Monday, the minister made the urge, Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.
The Foreign Minister at the meeting thanked USAID for their continued support for the forcibly displaced Rohingyas.  
In addition, Foreign Minister appreciated the announcement of the US government to contribute US$ 152 million under Joint Response Plan 2022 for the Rohingya Humanitarian Crisis.
He also requested the USAID to initiate a project to study the feasibility of the rehabilitation and forestation of the coastal embankments.
On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the diplomatic relations with the United States, Foreign Minister looks forward to 50 years of effective and robust partnership with the US. Appreciating Bangladesh role in sheltering the Rohingyas, Coleman deeply appreciated Bangladesh for hosting such a big number of displaced population from Myanmar.
The Deputy Administrator mentioned that there are potentials in Bhasan Char which needs to be further developed. She stressed on improving provision of basic education, livelihood, communication, and transportation facilities in Bhasan Char.