PM with Crown Princess of Sweden. Photo: Collected
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday (18 March) called upon the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to pursue an effort to mobilize a larger international fund in support of the Rohingyas.
She made the appeal in a meeting with the visiting UNDP goodwill ambassador and Crown Princess of Sweden Victoria at a city hotel.
PM's Speechwriter Md Nazrul Islam briefed reporters after the meeting.
Apart from the Rohingya issue, different bilateral and multilateral issues including climate change were discussed during the meeting.
Against the backdrop of the declining trend of international funds for Rohingyas, the premier urged the UNDP to mobilize efforts so that a larger amount of funds would come to support the Rohingyas.
Sheikh Hasina said Bangladesh had given shelter to displaced Rohingyas on humanitarian grounds and arranged improved accommodation for them in Bhashanchar with ensuring the required facilities.
Some one lakh Rohingya can reside in Bhashanchar, she added.
The prime minister has sought assistance from the UNDP to relocate more Rohingya people to Bhashanchar.
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