The Rohingya crisis might become a security issue in the region and Bangladesh is now in offensive mood diplomatically to find a peaceful solution to the crisis as early as possible.
Foreign Secretary M Shahidul Haque made the remarks while addressing a dialogue on Rohingya issue at a city hotel on Saturday, reports UNB.
"We will continue to build pressure (on Myanmar). We are going everywhere. We are going to all countries (you mentioned)," he said.
The Foreign Secretary said Bangladesh is doing whatever is possible to find a solution to the crisis which lies within Myanmar.
"We have a very articulated policy," Foreign Secretary Haque said adding that they are intensifying diplomatic efforts through multilateral and international forums and international bodies.
The Foreign Secretary said the Rohingya issue is a multidimensional and multilayered one having over five dimensions.
Explaining how Rohingya issue might become a security issue, Haque said, "It was basically a humanitarian movement. Subsequently, it became a border issue and it might become a security issue."
"We are not denying that there is no potential to become a security issue," he emphasised.
The Foreign Secretary said Bangladesh is looking into all the options to find the solution.
Earlier, other speakers laid emphasis on intensifying diplomatic efforts through multilateral and international forums to end the crisis.
Cosmos Foundation arranged the dialogue on “Domestic, Regional and International Dimensions of the Rohingya Issue: Dealing with a Man-made Crisis” to highlight the issue and offer some solutions to the crisis.
