Dhaka, April 24 -- Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has urged Qatar to take a leading role in resolving the Rohingya crisis by rallying support from OIC countries and intensifying pressure on the international community to ensure their safe and dignified repatriation to Myanmar.

Speaking at a high-level roundtable titled "Social and Environmental Challenges around Forcibly Displaced Populations: The Case of the Rohingyas" on the sidelines of the Earthna Summit in Doha on Wednesday, Prof. Yunus highlighted the growing geopolitical urgency to address the humanitarian catastrophe.

"Qatar can use its good offices to put pressure on Myanmar for starting repatriation of Rohingya people without any further delay," said the Chief Adviser. ...