Sangsad Bhaban, June 26 -- Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said the security and stability of Bangladesh could be hampered if the displaced Rohingya people cannot be repatriated soon.

"If we can't send them back soon, there's an apprehension that our security and stability will be at stake," she told Parliament while replying to a tabled question from Awami League MP Nur Mohammad (Kishoreganj-2).

The Prime Minister said, "It's very tough for us to arrange food, clothes and accommodation for over 11 lakh Myanmar nationals for an indefinite time."

This is why the government has been making diplomatic efforts to find out a permanent solution since the very beginning of the crisis for sending the forcibly-displaced Rohingyas back...