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August 27, The Daily Star EC urges Myanmar to give citizenship to Rohingyas European Commission (EC) has requested Myanmar to provide citizenship to the Rohingyas and ensure their fundamental rights for a sustainable solution back in Myanmar, an EC official said yesterday. European Commission Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection office's Director General Esko Kentrschynskyj said EC as well as the international community have been maintaining contacts to solve the problems of the ethnic community of Myanmar. He said this to Bangladesh's Food and Disaster Management Minister Dr Abdur Razzaque during a call on at the latter's office yesterday, said a food ministry press release. The remarks came following the recent sectarian violence in Myanmar's Rakhaine State that left dozens of Rohingyas dead. Many tried to enter Bangladesh, but Bangladesh border forces returned them in line with the government policy. Bangladesh repeatedly and clearly said it could not accept the Rohingyas, saying that sheltering them in Bangladesh would not bring any solution. Bangladesh urged the international community to put pressure on Myanmar for a sustainable solution to the longstanding Rohingya issue. While talking to Dr Razzaque, Esko said they have already talked to Myanmar's foreign and social welfare ministries, immigration and border forces on the Rohingya problem. The food minister said though Bangladesh has a huge population and 31 percent people here live below the poverty line, the government is trying its level best to ensure humanitarian assistance to the refugees. However, continuing such help for long is very difficult for Bangladesh. He urged the delegation led by Esko to engage the international community for repatriation of the Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. Some 25,000 Rohingyas, who took shelter in the two refugee camps in Cox's Bazar two decades back, are still living in Bangladesh instead of returning back. Besides, nearly 4 lakh unregistered Rohingyas are staying in Bangladesh. Link: details.php?nid=247188 http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-

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