Rohingya crisis: National committee’s 3rd meeting Oct 21

The third meeting of the National Committee on Coordination, Management and Law Enforcement of Forced Displaced Myanmar Citizens will be held on October 21.
The meeting will start at 11:30 am at the conference room of the Ministry of the Home Affairs at the Secretariat in the capital. Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal will preside over the meeting. The meeting is expected to be attended by the Foreign Minister, State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief, and State Minister for Women and Children Affairs.

The Cabinet Secretary, Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister, Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forces, Secretary of the Department of Public Security, Foreign Secretary, Secretary of the Department of Security Services and Secretary of Disaster Management and Relief are also expected to be present in the meeting.

On the other hand, Inspector General of Police (IGP), Director General of Bureau of NGO Affairs, Director General of Military Intelligence (DGFI), Director General of National Security Intelligence (NSI), Divisional Commissioner of Chattogam and Cox’s Bazar Refugees, Relief and Repatriation Commission will be present.

The 17-member committee was formed in 2020. The committee is coordinating all activities including maintaining law and order, management and repatriation of displaced Myanmar nationals (Rohingya) who have taken refuge in Bangladesh.