He said the UN chief highly appreciated Bangladesh for its steps over the Rohingya issue.
Ihsanul Karim said the UN chief phoned the premier at 9.25pm and talked to her for nearly 12 minutes.
Sheikh Hasina thanked Guterres for taking the Rohingya issue to the UN Security Council.
Sheikh Hasina invited Guterres to visit Bangladesh for witnessing the condition of the Rohingyas. She told the UN secretary general that her government has taken initiatives to shift at least one lakh Rohingyas to Bhashan Char Island in the coming monsoon.
Over 7 lakh Rohingyas have fled persecution in their homeland Arakan State since August 25 last and crossed over to Cox’s Bazar seeking shelter here. With over 3 lakh Myanmar nationals had been in Bangladesh beforehand, the number of Myanmar nationals here crossed over 10 lakh.
