Dhaka, Jan. 28 -- Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud on Sunday expressed his optimism over commencement of the Rohingya repatriation soon, hoping that the current situation in Myanmar may not remain the same.

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"Situation in Myanmar has never been good. It always fluctuates - sometimes good, sometimes bad. Myanmar is going through such a situation," he told reporters after his meetings with three envoys separately at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

He, however, said this current situation is an adverse one for the repatriation of the Rohingyas to their place of origin in Rakhine.

Talking to reporters, UN Resident Coordinator in Dhaka Gwyn Lewis said the security situation inside ...