US Ambassador Marcia Bernicat has praised Bangladesh for “skillfully handling” the Rohingya issue and said Washington is closely monitoring the situation.
“I truly admire Bangladesh government for providing support and home to some Rohingyas that are here,” she said at a meeting with Diplomatic Correspondents Association Bangladesh in Dhaka on Monday.
“Bangladesh government has very patiently and skillfully been working on the Rohingya issue with the government of Burma,” she said.
Rohingya activists say more than 100 Rohingyas have been killed since Myanmar began its anti-insurgency operations in the Rakhine state in early October after attacks on border outposts that killed several policemen.
The latest crackdown has rendered an estimated 30,000 Rohingyas homeless.
Bernicat said: “We have been putting pressure on Burma both before and after the election to respect all the people living in the country including Rohingyas.” (Courtesy of dhakatribune.com)
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