Dhaka calls for coordinated diplomatic pressure on Myanmar as UN rights rapporteur meets home minister
Sm Najmus Sakib
11 November 2026•Update: 11 November 2026
Bangladesh on Wednesday called for coordinated international action to ensure the safe, voluntary and dignified repatriation of Rohingya refugees to Myanmar, saying their population in the country has exceeded 1.5 million.
The appeal came during a meeting between Kelley E. Currie, the UN special rapporteur on the human rights situation in Myanmar, and Bangladeshi Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed in the capital Dhaka, according to a ministry statement.
Ahmed told the UN official that although official records indicated a lower figure, more than 1.5 million Rohingya were currently taking refuge in Bangladesh.
Most have been living in camps in the southeastern coastal district of Cox's Bazar since fleeing a Myanmar military crackdown in August 2017.
The minister said hosting such a large refugee population for an extended period had placed a significant burden on Bangladesh's economy, urging efforts to ensure the “safe, voluntary, and dignified repatriation of the Rohingya to their home country, Myanmar.”
He also called on the international community to act responsibly following the International Court of Justice's (ICJ) expected Nov. 19 ruling in the case concerning the alleged genocide of Rohingya in Myanmar.
The meeting underscored the need for coordinated diplomatic pressure on Myanmar by influential international actors, including China, India, the US and the EU.
Currie highlighted the history of human rights violations against the Rohingya and said the UN and its international partners were working to create a “conducive environment for repatriation, while also striving to ensure that the Rohingya are granted citizenship and fundamental rights in their home country.”
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