{"id":120866,"date":"2021-12-03T18:01:57","date_gmt":"2021-12-04T01:01:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/?p=120866"},"modified":"2021-12-03T18:01:57","modified_gmt":"2021-12-04T01:01:57","slug":"nepal-should-play-role-in-rohingya-refugee-crisis-solution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/2021\/12\/03\/nepal-should-play-role-in-rohingya-refugee-crisis-solution\/","title":{"rendered":"Nepal Should Play Role In Rohingya Refugee Crisis Solution"},"content":{"rendered":"

MD Pathik Hasan<\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n
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On\nthe Rohingya issue (repatriation), Nepal and Bangladesh can work together. Nepal\ncan play role in resolving Rohingya crisis. As a regional country, Nepal should\nplay in resolving the regional crisis. Rohingya refugee crisis is a regional\nproblem for both South Asia and Southeast Asia. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nepal\nand Bangladesh are two of South Asia\u2019s closest friends and peace-loving\nneighbors, their ties made closer by recent high-level state visits. President\nof Bangladesh Abdul Hamid visited Nepal in 2019. Nepal\u2019s President Bidya Devi\nBhandari likewise visited Bangladesh in 2021 as a guest on the birth centenary\nof Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. So, they can work\ntogether in resolving common regional challenges. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For\ndecades, Myanmar has gone through extreme cruelty to the Rohingya. Never cared\nabout the law. The Rohingya problem is not new to Bangladesh. This problem,\nwhich started in 1978, became apparent in August 2017. More than 1 million\nRohingyas fled to Bangladesh to save their lives when the Myanmar army launched\na brutal operation against the Rohingya ethnic group. Bangladesh is seeking the\nintervention of the United States, the European Union and the United Nations as\nwell as the regional alliance ASEAN for a lasting and acceptable solution to\nthe Rohingya problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to data of Nepalese media\noutlets, there are approximately 300 Rohingya living in Kathmandu, specifically\nin the Kapan area; and reports state that around 600 more are scattered all\nover Nepal However, the exact number of these asylum seekers is not known. (The\nRohingya in Nepal, Kathmandu Post, January 01, 2020)<\/strong> The\nRohingyas entered Nepal in the 1990s and mainly in 2012.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According\nto Nepal Police, \u2018some Stateless Rohingyas have been found entering Nepal via\nKakarbhitta border in eastern Nepal for the past few days. The incident came to\nlight after 14 Rohingya refugees, including some children, were found to have\nentered Nepal and got apprehended when they arrived in Kathmandu on September\n12. According to the Metropolitan Police Circle Bouddha, they entered Nepal\nfrom the Rohingya refugee camp of Bangladesh via India through Kakarbhitta.\nAfter entering Nepal, they arrived at the Rohingya refugee camp, Baluwakhani in\nKapan of Kathmandu. (Rohingya Refugees Continue To Enter Nepal Illegally,\nRising Daily Nepal, September 17, 2021)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

On\nthe other hand, now Bangladesh is facing serious problems for this artificial\ncrisis committed by Myanmar.  Some\nsocio-economic threats are rising in Bangladesh. Bangladesh\nhas given shelter to Rohingyas for humanitarian reasons. But because of this\nhumanity, the country is now at risk. As a result, there is a danger of\nRohingyas spreading all over the country, there are also many challenges<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nforest is being uprooted, they are cutting down the mountains and destroying\nthem. There are also long-term economic risks Socio-economic and political\nproblems may also be evident, and security risks may increase. Illegal narcotics\ntrade, human trafficking, prostitution, terrorism in Rohingya camps is\nincreasing in camps. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So,\nit can say that Rohingya problem isn\u2019t the problem only for Bangladesh but also\nNepal. Nepal should understand this. It\u2019s times for both Bangladesh and Nepal\nto work together to repatriate Rohingyas in Rakhine in Myanmar.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bangladesh\nand Myanmar signed an agreement to repatriate the Rohingya to Myanmar within\ntwo years in 2017 and 2019 respectively. The Myanmar authority did not take\nback the Rohingyas according to the agreement. It is true that they don\u2019t want\nto repatriate Rohingyas in Myanmar. Bangladesh raised the issue in every\ninternational forum. Many countries have supported Bangladesh. But Myanmar has\nno respect the international law and norms. Some mighty powers may have behind\nthe scene. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bangladesh\nPrime Minister has raised the issue at UNGA on September 25, 2021 to draw the\nattention in solving the Rohingya crisis. She has focused specially on the\nengagement of ASEAN leaders. It is ASEAN which can solve Rohingya refugee\nproblem easily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As\na South Asian country and well trusted friends of Bangladesh, Nepal can help\nBangladesh to resolve it. Nepal can be mediator in this regard. Nepal has very\nwarm relations with both Myanmar and Bangladesh. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Various\ncountries and international organizations have taken various measures to resolve\nthe Rohingya problem. Former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has criticized\nMyanmar authorities for being lax in repatriating displaced Rohingya. UN\nSecretary General Antonio Guterres has expressed deep concern over the ongoing\nRohingya crisis. Yang Lee, the UN special envoy for human rights in Myanmar,\nsaid all major countries in the world had a responsibility to resolve the\nRohingya crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In\nthis regard, Nepal can and should play very significant role to resolve the\ncrisis such ways:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Nepal\ncan support Bangladesh at every international forum such as at UNGA, regional\nconference. It can vote in favor of Bangladesh. It can raise the issue in BIMSTEC\nand SAARC platforms.<\/li>
  2. Nepal\ncan negotiate with Myanmar diplomatically and bilaterally. It has good bilateral\nrelations with Myanmar.<\/li>
  3. Nepal\ncan engage with others regional states to solve the crisis. <\/li>
  4. Nepal\u2019s\nBuddhist society can play an effective role in this regard. The relations of\nBuddhists between Myanmar and Nepal are well established. Nepalese Buddhist can\ndo it very easily. Buddhism is more related to establishment of Peace and\nnon-violence. Sri Lankan Buddhists can play a significant role in this regard.\nThey can exercise the path shown by the founder of Buddhism, Gautama Buddha.\nBuddhist will be recognized as the Avatar of human rights if Buddhist community\nplays to role in solving Rohingya crisis. It will ensure the regional to some\nextent World peace and communal harmony. Nepal\u2019s Lumbini is the birth place of\nGautama Buddha. It is a holy place for all Buddhists around the world. Myanmar\nBuddhists and government may have also respect for Nepal for this holy place. Nepal\ncan use this opportunity. Nepalese Buddhists, people and government should make\nthe Burmese Buddhists understand in this connection. Then, the people of Myanmar\ncan be motivated to pressurize the Myanmar government to repatriate Rohingyas\nto their land. Bangladesh is also contributing to establishing a Buddhist\nmonastery in Nepal. \u2018Bangladesh<\/a> Finalizes Agreement to Build\nBuddhist Monastery in Lumbini, <\/strong>Nepal\u2019 was the headline of Hong\nKong-based Global Buddhist Door<\/em> headline on October 11. Can anyone\nimagine a Muslim country building a Buddhist monastery in Nepal, a religiously\nHindu country? All Buddhists around the world especially Burmese and Nepalese\nBuddhist should realize this with special attention. <\/li>
  5. Nepalese\nbusinessmen can engage themselves to some extent. Because stability in the\nregion is very needed for promoting investment and trade.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Why\nshould Nepal paly role to resolve the problem?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1. This\nissue is a humanitarian issue. Rohingyas are the son of Land in Rakhine in\nMyanmar. They have birth rights to reside in Myanmar. <\/li>
    2. It is an issue of Justice. According to\nLuther king Junior “Injustice anywhere is a threat to\njustice everywhere.\u201d Myanmar authority committed genocide. The perpetrators\nshould be under international legal jurisdiction. <\/li>
    3. It is the issue of region. The whole South\nAsia and South East Asia may be volatile for this issue. As a South Asian\nstate, Nepal has some responsibilities. <\/li>
    4. Nepal has bitter experience in case of the\ndealing with Bhutanese refugees. Nepal knows this how the refugees can become a\nburden and threat for a society to some extent the country. Bangladesh has been\nsuffering from the same problem. As a well-wisher friend, Nepal could\nunderstand the Bangladesh\u2019s sufferings in this regard. Thus, Nepal should do\nsomething as per its capabilities. <\/li>
    5. Nepal\nhas very good relations with both Myanmar and Bangladesh.<\/li>
    6. Enhancing bilateral relations could\ncontribute to the growth of trade and investment relations with ASEAN and SAARC\ncountries. This will create an opportunity to serve grater regional interest.<\/li>
    7. Re-establishing the Himalayan-South Asian connectivity\ncan occur if political and diplomatic solutions of Bangladesh-Myanmar strained\nties can be found.<\/strong><\/strong><\/li>
    8. Normally, Bangladesh supports Nepal\nat every common international forum. Now it is time and duty for Nepal to stand\nby Bangladesh in her crisis moment.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      However, Tourism, Covid-19, counter-terrorism, microfinance, exchange of\ntraining expertise and education are some sectors in which Bangladesh and Nepal\ncan collaborate. Bangladesh faces a refugee problem after the massive influx of\nRohingya refugees into the country in 2017. Now Bangladesh wants to repatriate\nthem to Myanmar. Nepal should support Bangladesh at all international fora to\nrepatriate them peacefully. Such a gesture will not go unnoticed in Dhaka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Nepal should consider this. Nepal should do somethings in\nfavor of Bangladesh regarding Rohingya refugee repatriation to Myanmar. Nepal\ncan make Myanmar understand and agree in this regard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Nepal\ncan play a very significant role in this regard. Nepal can mediate to bolster\nthe strained relations between Bangladesh-Myanmar. Nepal can play to repatriate\nthe Rohingyas in Rakhine in Myanmar. Nepal can easily solve the problem because\nit has a very good relations with Myanmar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      However,\nas a well-wisher friend and partner in the development process and trade,\nBangladesh can expect cooperation and support of Nepal regarding the\nrepatriation of Rohingya refugees to Myanmar. Bangladesh deserves it. So,\nNepal should help, support Bangladesh and mediate in resolving the crisis as\nsoon as possible.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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