Myanmar-Bangladesh

Myanmar junta team in Bangladesh for Rohingya repatriation talks

Myanmar regime officials arrived in Bangladesh on Tuesday to meet with Rohingya refugees as part of a long-stalled repatriation scheme now backed by China, authorities said. Bangladesh is home to around one million Rohingya refugees, most of whom fled a violent 2017 crackdown by the Myanmar military that is now subject to a UN genocide probe. The stateless and persecuted minority live in overcrowded, dangerous and under-resourced camps, and several previous attempts to broker their return home have failed due to reluctance from Myanmar and the refugees themselves.  The team of junta officials arrived at Teknaf, a river port just across from their shared border with Bangladesh, to meet with several dozen Rohingya families.  “They will discuss repatriation with the Rohingya today and verify their identity,” Shamsud Douza, the country's deputy refugee commissioner, told AFP. “The delegates will leave for Myanmar today but will return. . . Subscribe for full access to Get unlimited access to high-quality reporting from the frontlines and support independent journalism. Subscribe Now Already a subscriber? Log in