Rohingya refugees to return in 2 years 

Rohingya refugees to return in 2 years 

Context

Bangladesh and Myanmar  have agreed to repatriate 650,000 Rohingya refugees, who fled Myanmar’s crisis-hit Rakhine province, in two years, according to an agreement signed between the two countries.

Bangladesh, Myanmar sign deal

• The countries held the first meeting of a joint working group on the issue in Naypyidaw where the deal was signed
• Under the deal, Bangladesh would establish five transit camps from which returnees would be received initially in two reception centres on the Myanmar side
• Myanmar would shelter them in a temporary accommodation at the Hla Pho Khung and expeditiously rebuild the houses for the returnees to move in
• According to the arrangement, Myanmar would consider resettling the displaced people staying at the zero line on a priority basis and reiterated its commitment to the stop outflow of its residents to Bangladesh.
• The two countries also finalised the “form” for verification of the returnees
• Modalities for repatriation of orphans and children born out of unwarranted incidents have been incorporated in the arrangement.