Military intervention cannot solve Myanmar’s Rohingya crisis:Hasina
Staff Correspondent : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said the military intervention cannot solve the ongoing Rohingya 
crisis in Myanmar.She made the comments when newly appointed Danish ambassador in Dhaka Mikael Hemnid Winther called on her.Rohingya issue is a political problem and it cannot be resolved militarily,” PM Hasina said.
Sheikh Hasina had told the envoy that she understands the problems of refugees very well because she herself was in exile for long six years when her father Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was murdered in 1975.
Referring to the example of settling the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) problems in Bangladesh in 1997 through peaceful internal negotiations she said the Rohingya isse must be solved that way.
The duo had discussed various matters relating to mutual interests as well many global issues including the Rohingya problems in Myanmar.
PM Hasina had said that the people of CHT region can now enjoy the mobile phone and internet facilities apart from other facilities because of the developments undertaken by her government. She also reiterated her zero tolerance policy against terrorism.
The ambassador, on the other hand, said his country is keen to be a partner of Bangladesh’s aspired goal to be a middle-income country by 2021. He also appreciated Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for the way she was handling the Rohingya issue.
Copenhagen is proud to be a development partner of Bangladesh and hopes to continue being one, he added. The envoy said that there is good potential for cooperation between the two countries, particularly in the green energy sector.
Inviting the Danish entrepreneurs to invest in Bangladesh’s agro-processing and food processing industries, PM Hasina said that some 100 Special Economic Zones are being built across the country in specific areas to spur industrial growth.
The main focus of her government is to develop the country particularly the rural areas, she added. PM Hasina also assured the Danish Ambassador to extend full cooperation during his stay in Bangladesh.
Additionally, the Danish Ambassador also thanked the prime minister for hosting the 9th Global Forum on Migration and Development Summit to be held in Dhaka on December 10-12.
