Dhaka-Bangkok will work together on the Rohingya issue

Dhaka, April 26, 2024 (BSS): Foreign Minister Dr. Hasan Mahmud said that Bangladesh and Thailand have expressed interest in working together on the Rohingya issue.
“Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Thai Prime Minister Shretha Thavisin have expressed interest in working together to resolve the Rohingya crisis,” he said at a press conference in Bangkok after the bilateral meeting between the Bangladesh and Thai Prime Ministers.
After a private meeting held between the two leaders at the Government House in the capital of Thailand on Friday afternoon, the Foreign Minister said in a press briefing. Hasan Mahmud gave this information.
This news was informed in a press release received in Dhaka this Friday evening.
Dr. Hasan said that the meeting between Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Thailand’s Prime Minister Shretha Thavisin was held in a very sincere atmosphere. First they spoke privately, then bilateral meetings were held between the two countries. In the meeting, the Prime Minister discussed in detail many issues including the Rohingya problem.
He also mentioned that the two Prime Ministers have expressed deep interest in making Bangladesh’s brotherly and friendly relations with Thailand stronger, more multi-dimensional and broader.
In the presence of the prime ministers of the two countries, a visa exemption agreement for official passport holders, three memorandums of understanding on mutual cooperation in energy, tourism and customs and a letter of intent to start negotiations on a free trade agreement were signed.
Minister of Finance Abul Hasan Mahmud Ali, Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Hasan Mahmud, Ambassador appointed to Bangkok Mohammad Abdul Hai and Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Thailand. Pranpree Bahiddha Nukara was present in the meeting.
The foreign minister said that Bangabandhu’s daughter Sheikh Hasina has called for Thai investment in 100 economic zones and IT villages of Bangladesh besides describing the development progress of Bangladesh. The businessmen of Thailand have also said to make a special economic zone for them in Bangladesh if necessary.
According to the press release, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has given shelter to Bangladesh, about 1.3 million Rohingya people who were forcibly expelled from Myanmar. Dr. also said that there was a detailed discussion about the problems that are arising in Bangladesh for them. laugh
The foreign minister said that many Rohingyas have taken refuge in Thailand and many are still coming. Thailand is also burdened by these fleeing people. Both the Prime Ministers have expressed interest in working together between the two countries to solve this problem.
On this day, the Thai Prime Minister was present during the State Guard of Honor given to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at Government House. Sheikh Hasina attended the state lunch hosted by the Prime Minister of Thailand as a courtesy.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrived in Bangkok on Wednesday at the invitation of the Prime Minister of Thailand. He attended the 80th session of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNSCAP) at the United Nations Conference Center in Bangkok on Thursday. The Prime Minister in his address there urged people to speak out against all forms of aggression and atrocities and say ‘no’ to war.
After the visit, the Prime Minister is scheduled to return home on April 29.