Dhaka, April 10 -- Foreign Secretary Md Jashim Uddin on Thursday highlighted the negative impacts on the host community caused due to prolonged stay of the displaced Rohingya community in Cox's Bazar, including rise of crimes like drug smuggling and human trafficking.

During his meeting with the outgoing Representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Bangladesh Sumbul Rizvi, the Foreign Secretary reiterated that repatriation of the Rohingyas is the only viable solution to the crisis.

He recalled the recent visits of the UN Secretary General and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees to the Rohingya Camps in Cox's Bazar.

Sumbul Rizvi had the farewell meeting with the Foreign Secretary at the Ministry of Fo...