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Rohingya repatriation begins mid-Nov
DHAKA, Oct 30, 2018 (BSS) – The repatriation of the forcibly displaced Rohingyas will start in mid-November, top officials of Myanmar and Bangladesh decided at a meeting here today.
“We are looking forward to starting the repatriation (of Rohingyas) by mid-November,” Bangladesh Foreign Secretary M Shahidul Haque said after a meeting of the Joint Working Group (JWG) on the repatriation of the Rohingyas at state guesthouse Meghna.
The third foreign secretary-level JWG meeting was co-chaired by Permanent Secretary of Myanmar foreign affairs ministry and Bangladesh Foreign Secretary.
The joint working group members from both the sides will visit the Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar tomorrow.
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