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SANGSAD BHABAN, March 30, 2026 (BSS) - Citing the successes of past BNP governments to repatriate displaced Rohingyas in late 1970s and early 1990s, Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman today said the current BNP government will take effective measures based on past experiences in this regard despite internal instability and conflicts in Myanmar.

“Despite the current internal instability and conflicts among different ethnic armed groups in Myanmar, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman-led BNP government will take effective steps to address the situation in light of previous experiences,” he said.

The Minister said this while replying to a starred question from opposition bench (Jamaat) lawmaker Shahjahan Chowdhury (Chattogram-15) during the question-answer session in the House today.

In his absence, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam answered the question on behalf of the minister in the House.

The minister said Bangladesh faced first the influx of 200,000 Rohingyas in 1978 and Bangladesh successfully was able to repatriate all of them under a bilateral agreement with Myanmar due to Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman’s visionary leadership.

Later, Bangladesh faced another influx of 250,000 Rohingyas in 1992 and of them, 236,000 were successfully sent back due to the successful leadership of the then Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia under a bilateral agreement. 

Citing the recent various steps taken to resolve the Rohingya crisis, the foreign minister said Bangladesh has taken multifaceted initiatives at diplomatic and international forums for a sustainable solution to the Rohingya crisis.

Reaffirming Bangladesh’s position, he said that only sustainable solution to the Rohingya crisis is their safe, voluntary and dignified repatriation to their homeland in Myanmar.

The Minister said Bangladesh would continue all sorts of initiatives -- diplomatic, legal, and humanitarian ones - - alongside strengthening international cooperation and support to resolve the crisis.