Dhaka, April 22 -- Noting global efforts that continue, Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday said global leaders must come together to ensure the safe, sustainable and dignified repatriation of the Rohingya people to their homes in Myanmar.

"The protracted crisis in Myanmar continues to threaten regional stability," he said while speaking at the opening session of the Earthna Summit.

For years, Prof Yunus said, Bangladesh has hosted over 1.2 million Rohingya refugees, bearing significant social, economic and environmental costs.

The UN Secretary-General recently visited the camps in a gesture of solidarity. In today's crisis prone world, the Chief Adviser said, wars and conflicts erode rights and disrupt economies. "Peace and s...