2024-04-27 01:25:32
173 Bangladeshi citizens who were imprisoned in Rakhine, Myanmar and whose citizenship has been verified have returned under the special initiative of the Myanmar Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
They returned to Bangladesh by sea from Myanmar on Wednesday (April 24). Apart from this, the repatriation of 288 Myanmar BGP, army, immigration and other members who took refuge in Bangladesh in view of the ongoing internal conflict in Myanmar will be completed on April 25 and if necessary on April 26.
Repatriation program organized at BIWTA Ghat in Cox’s Bazar. Myanmar ship Chin Duin has arrived in Bangladesh with the defecting Bangladeshi nationals and will leave Bangladesh with Myanmar troops and others.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the citizens of the two countries are being repatriated in the light of the decision taken in several inter-ministerial meetings led by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the return of the citizens of Myanmar and Bangladesh. Repatriation to Myanmar is proposed through the Myanmar Embassy in Bangladesh and the Bangladesh Embassy in Yangon. On the initiative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with the help of the Ministry of Home Affairs, the verification process of these citizens in Bangladesh was quickly completed. First, Myanmar authorities agreed to repatriate 144 verified Bangladeshi nationals who had completed prison terms or received amnesty. However, the Myanmar authorities agreed to send back to Bangladesh all citizenship verified Bangladeshis who have completed their imprisonment in Myanmar, have been imprisoned and are under trial under the special initiative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. As a result, the Myanmar authorities released another 29 Bangladeshi citizens. The liaison of the Bangladesh Embassy in Yangon and the representative of the Bangladesh Consulate in Sittwe coordinated with the Myanmar authorities in this regard.
Local Member of Parliament of Cox’s Bazar Sadar Saimum Sarwar Kamal welcomed the Bangladeshi citizens who were present at Jet Ghat.
Immigration of Bangladeshi citizens who came to Myanmar by ship, other related activities including health examination and necessary activities to send Myanmar army and other members have been completed with the help of Ministry of Home Affairs, BGB, Coast Guard, District Administration, District Police, District Civil Surgeon and other authorities. The Bangladeshi nationals will be handed over to their relatives after completing the necessary tasks.
The Myanmar delegation arriving by ship today will complete the quick identification and necessary documentation of the BGP and other members of Myanmar who have taken refuge in Bangladesh at the BGB’s Naikshyongchari camp. The asylum seekers will be handed over to the BGP members who arrived by ship in the presence of representatives of the Myanmar Embassy and Ministry of Foreign Affairs posted in Bangladesh.
It should be noted that so far this year more than 600 asylum seeker members of Myanmar’s BGP and military forces have been provided asylum and return on humanitarian grounds. BGB authorities have provided humanitarian assistance to Myanmar BGPs, army personnel and others who have taken refuge and arrangements for their repatriation have been made through a bilateral initiative through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.