Bangladesh, Jan. 20 -- Bangladesh became 'cautiously optimistic' to start much-demanded Rohingya repatriation from 2nd quarter of this year as Naypyidaw showed its flexibility to take back their nationals at today's tripartite meeting among Bangladesh, China and Myanmar over the crisis.

"In diplomatic language, I can say - we are 'cautiously optimistic' (of starting repatriation by 2nd quarter of this year) . we are sincerely engaged so that, at least, we can start the (repatriation) process," foreign secretary Masud Bin Momen said here after the meeting.

The senior secretary, who led the Bangladesh delegation, was speaking at a press briefing at the Foreign Ministry after the 90-minute virtual tripartite meeting this afternoon.

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