President M Abdul Hamid Sunday assured the Rohingyas that they would be sent back to their homeland only after their safety is ensured.
“Not only Bangladesh, but the entire world is also at your side. You will be sent back only after your safety and dignity are ensured in your homeland,” said the President.
Hamid said it while distributing relief goods to the displaced Rohingyas at Kutupalong in Ukhiya Upazila in Cox’s Bazar on his maiden visit to the refugee camps.
The President witnessed the conditions of the Rohingyas, spoke to them and listened to stories of their plights during his visit, said President's Press Secretary Joynal Abedin to reporters.
Hamid also visited a Rohingyas health camp and a biometric registration centre run by the Bangladesh army at Balukhali.
President Hamid was accompanied by Disaster Management and Relief Minister Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury, secretaries concerned, senior civil and military officials among others.
Earlier, the President reached Kutupalong Rohingya camp in the afternoon as part of his two-day visit to Cox’s Bazar.
As part of two-day visit, President Hamid will inaugurate a programme of Bangladesh navy "Indian Ocean Naval Symposium' (IONS) Multilateral Maritime Search Rescue Exercise -2017 (IMMSARFEX-2017) at Hotel Royal Tulip adjacent to the Unani Beach of Cox's Bazar.
Warships, navy chiefs, concerned high officials and maritime experts of 32 countries, including nine observers, will take part in the programme.
President Hamid will return to Bangabhaban on Monday afternoon, report BSS and bdnews24.