<div style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today reiterated her call to the international community and the United Nations (UN) to play intensified role in solving the Rohingya crisis by repatriating the forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals to their motherland.</span><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The premier made this call while UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi paid a courtesy call on her at the bilateral meeting room of Lotte New York Palace hotel in New York.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen briefed the newsmen about the activities of the Prime Minister on the sidelines of the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In the meeting with Grandi, Sheikh Hasina also emphasized enhancing UNHCR's activities in Myanmar on Rohingya issues.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In reply, Grandi said that he would visit Myanmar soon.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Prime Minister restated that the Rohingya crisis can only be resolved through repatriating the forcibly displaced Rohingyas to their motherland Myanmar.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The UNHCR High Commissioner also agreed with her on this matter.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">During the meeting, they discussed in details the present activities of UNHCR to help the Rohingyas who took shelter in Cox's Bazar and Bhashanchar in Bangladesh.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Later, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Karim A A Khan QC also called on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the same venue here.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">They discussed various aspects of cooperation between Bangladesh and the ICC.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Premier has assured the ICC Prosecutor that Bangladesh will continue cooperation with all ongoing efforts at the ICC to ensure justice and accountability for the Rohingya victims in Myanmar.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Khan in the meeting expressed his interest to visit Bangladesh early next year.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Meanwhile, Executive Director of the UN Habitat Maimunah Mohd Sharif also paid a courtesy call on the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In the meeting at bilateral meeting room of the Lotte New York Palace hotel here, they discussed Bangladesh government’s steps considering the importance of sustainable urbanization and the areas of future cooperation.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In this connection, the Prime Minister informed him about the success of the Ashrayan Project undertaken by her government for the landless and homeless people of Bangladesh. BSS</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>