Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged the UNHCR and others in the international community to pursue Myanmar to take back Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh, bdnews24.com reported on 10 July.
She was speaking to visiting United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi at her parliament office yesterday.
The prime minister said the Myanmar refugee problem has only added to the socioeconomic problems to Bangladesh.
She also said her government had identified some island areas for rehabilitation of the Myanmar refugees and planned to build necessary infrastructures, shelter, schools and hospitals for them, according to the report.