Rohingya Crisis: US to keep supporting Bangladesh

The US would continuously support Bangladesh through humanitarian assistance and political engagement for a solution to the Rohingya crisis.

US Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl R Miller made the statement on Tuesday while attending a virtual view exchange meeting with the Editors' Council of Bangladesh.

According to a press release of the US embassy in Dhaka, the US also wants to ensure safe, voluntary, sustainable, and dignified repatriation of the refugees back to their home.

Some 750,000 Rohingyas fled brutal military crackdown in Myanmar's Rakhine State in 2017, but none of them returned saying the environment in Rakhine was not conducive.

The US donates the larges stake of humanitarian assistance to the Rohingyas and will continue to work with Bangladesh and the international community for a sustainable solution to the problem, Ealr R Miller said.

He also said that his country is committed to working with Bangladesh to fight Covid-19 and expand trade and other areas of cooperation including clean energy and countering terrorism.

He highlighted the strength of US-Bangladesh relations and expressed confidence that this partnership will continue on its positive trajectory, deepening and expanding in 2021 as Bangladesh celebrates its 50th anniversary of independence.

Miller also paid tribute to Bangladeshi journalists and media outlets for their tireless efforts during the ongoing pandemic to ensure the public has accurate, life-saving information about coronavirus.