Dhaka, April 8 -- Chief Adviser's High Representative Dr. Khalilur Rahman on Tuesday said the Myanmar authorities will soon start the process of reviewing the names of 5.5 lakh Rohingyas.

He disclosed this information at a press briefing at the Foreign Service Academy in Dhaka this afternoon.

Dr Khalilur said he held a meeting with U Than Shew, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Myanmar, on the sidelines of the sixth BIMSTEC Summit in Bangkok.

Claiming that there was a progress on Rohingya issue, he said the Myanmar authorities identified 180,000 Rohingyas out of 2,50,000 eligible for return to Myanmar, reports BSS.

There were some confusion over the names and photos of 70,000 Rohingyas, and Bangladesh and Myanmar will cont...