Tokyo, May 28 -- Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday sought support from Nippon Foundation chief Yohei Sasakawa, a highly respected figure in Myanmar, to resolve the Rohingya crisis and ensure the safe repatriation of the displaced people of Rakhine.

He sought the cooperation as Yohei Sasakawa hosted a dinner in honour of the visiting Bangladesh Chief Adviser at the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo, said Chief Adviser's Deputy Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad Majumder.

He said the two leaders discussed the Rohingya crisis, the evolving situation in Myanmar and the sharp decline of grants and aid to humanitarian crises across the globe in recent months.

Azad said the Chief Adviser stated that every year some 35,000 babies are born in t...