Dhaka, April 23 -- Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam on Wednesday said the Rohingya crisis has returned to global discussions due to various efforts taken by the Bangladesh interim government.

"The Rohingya crisis, especially the 1.3 million Rohingyas who took shelter in Bangladesh, is a humanitarian crisis. This crisis could create a major regional crisis and could have become a security threat," he told reporters on the sidelines of the Earthna Summit in Doha, Qatar.

The press secretary said the issue was about to be lost from global discussions, but the interim government, led by Prof Yunus, has brought the Rohingya issue back into global negotiations.

After assuming office, he said, the Bangladesh chief adviser placed t...