Dhaka, Feb 23 (UNI) Although Myanmar has agreed to take back eight lakh Rohingyas, it is yet to create a congenial atmosphere for their repatriation, Bangladesh Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen said on Saturday.
Initiatives are underway to send back 8 lakh, out of the 12 lakh Rohingyas, he said during a prize-giving ceremony at Mirabazar Model High School in the city.
More than 7,00,000 Rohingya's had fled to Bangladesh after Myanmar security forces launched a brutal offensive following militant attacks on border outposts and a military base in late August 2017. Myanmar security forces have been accused of murder, rape and torture during the crackdown but they deny the charges.