Bangkok, Thailand, April 26 -- Bangladesh and Thailand have expressed willingness to work together to deal with the Rohingya issue as the two countries are sheltering the Rohingyas who fled from Myanmar.

Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud said this after a bilateral meeting between Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Thai counterpart Srettha Thavisin at Government House (Thai Prime Minister's Office) in Bangkok.

"To resolve this problem, the two countries have expressed willingness to work together," he said, adding that both the countries are suffering due to the burden.

The foreign minister Bangladesh is sheltering 1.3 million Rohingyas and this created problems for Bangladesh.

He said the bilateral meeting was held in a very...