Prof Yunus to Address Stakeholders’ Dialogue on Rohingya

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Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus is set to speak at the 'Stakeholders’ Dialogue' on the Rohingya situation in Cox’s Bazar on Monday morning. The session, part of a three-day international conference, will begin at 11am.

The conference, titled 'Stakeholders’ Dialogue: Takeaways to the High-Level Conference on Rohingya Situation', opened on Sunday to bring together global stakeholders in search of solutions to the prolonged Rohingya crisis.

The first day featured an interactive session with Rohingya representatives focusing on confidence-building measures for creating a conducive environment for repatriation. High Representative for the Rohingya Issue and National Security Adviser Khaliur Rahman, along with Foreign Secretary Asad Alam Siam, attended the session.

Rohingya community leaders Lucky Karim, Mohammed Rofique (Khin Maung), and Omar Salma moderated the discussion. Speakers included Soyedullah, Furquan Mirza, Abdullah, Hujjout Ullah, Sahat Zia Hero, Abdul Amin, Jaitun Nara, Jihin Noor, Abdullah, and Ro Mujif Khan. Members of the Rohingya diaspora also contributed.

UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Myanmar Thomas H. Andrews participated, alongside UN Resident Coordinator (acting) Rana Flowers, Nicholas Koumjian of the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar, and UNHCR Assistant High Commissioner Raouf Mazou.

Representatives from diplomatic missions, UN agencies, international organisations, media, experts, civil society, and major Bangladeshi political parties—including BNP, Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, NCP, Islami Andolon Bangladesh, and Gono Odhikar Parishad—also attended.