Dhaka, March 3 -- UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi has said a dignified, voluntary, safe and sustainable return to Myanmar remains the primary solution to the Rohingya crisis.

Efforts to achieve this goal by helping create conditions for return to the areas of origin of the refugees, and the peaceful coexistence of communities living there, must be stepped up and supported, he said during his recent visit to Bangladesh.

"Bangladesh has been an extraordinary host since the onset of the crisis, with local communities having shared the few resources they had with refugees," said Grandi.

He underscored UNHCR's unwavering commitment to supporting over 1 million Rohingya refugees hosted in Bangladesh as he completed a four-da...