, April 27 -- Biplobi Workers' Party on Sunday urged China to play a more proactive role in ensuring the safe repatriation of the Rohingya people from Bangladesh to Myanmar.

"We request China to take the Rohingya issue seriously and play a more active role in the safe repatriation of the Rohingyas to Myanmar," party General Secretary Saiful Haque told UNB after a meeting with a visiting delegation from the Communist Party of China (CPC).

Saiful led a four-member delegation from his party at the meeting which was held at The Westin Hotel in Dhaka.

He said the hour-long discussion focused on enhancing bilateral cooperation and strengthening ties between the two parties and the two nations.

"On behalf of our party, we extended greetings ...