Arakan News Agency
OIC Secretary-General Dr. Yusuf bin Ahmed Al-Othaimeen on Friday visited a refugee camp in Rohingya in southeast Bangladesh and promised to seek a lasting solution to their plight.
Cox’s Bazaar is the place where tens of thousands have fled of Rohingya for decades and following a military campaign launched.
Late last year in the neighboring state of Arakan Border border amid allegations on Myanmar security forces of killings, extrajudicial arrests, Rape and harassment.
Othaimeen told reporters that the Organization of Islamic Cooperation is working
To find a lasting solution to the Rwandan refugee crisis and pledged to continue its campaign until a decision is reached to that end.
Al-Othaimeen arrived at the Rohingya camp on Friday, accompanied by Bangladesh officials. During his 90-minute visit, he heard 17 Rohingya people who reported horrific reports of abuses and attacks by security forces in Arakan state. “The Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) expressed regret and sorrow after hearing the accounts of torture and rape of Rohingya women,”told the press.
A Rohingya leader expressed the hope that the crisis would be resolved after their meeting with al-Othaimeen.
“We have seen his love for us,” said Abu Siddiq, chief of Rohingya in Kutubpalong. He has assured us to solve our problems. We believe in him. “
