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Bangladesh urged to sustain Rohingya repatriation pressure

8/25/2026

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Shamsul Islam Urges

Brigadier General (retd) AKM Shamsul Islam urged Bangladesh to maintain pressure for Rohingya repatriation.
He was chief guest at a University of Dhaka seminar ‘Challenges of Rohingya Repatriation: Politics and National Priorities’ on Monday.
Panels examined the balance between humanitarian concerns and security while discussing repatriation.
Islam warned Bangladesh’s nine-year generosity cannot continue indefinitely and called for sustained international diplomatic and security cooperation.

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UN agencies warn

UN agencies say $710 million is needed in 2026 for refugee and host-community aid.
Only about 60 % of that amount has been funded, leaving a large financing gap.
World Food Programme reports food insecurity now affects every camp resident.
UNICEF recorded a 27 % year-on-year rise in severe acute malnutrition admissions among Rohingya children.
Rohingya families increasingly attempt perilous sea journeys to Malaysia, Indonesia and other Southeast Asian nations.

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Shamsul Islam Urges

Brigadier General (retd) AKM Shamsul Islam urged Bangladesh to maintain pressure for Rohingya repatriation.
He was chief guest at a University of Dhaka seminar ‘Challenges of Rohingya Repatriation: Politics and National Priorities’ on Monday.
Panels examined the balance between humanitarian concerns and security while discussing repatriation.
Islam warned Bangladesh’s nine-year generosity cannot continue indefinitely and called for sustained international diplomatic and security cooperation.

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