Brutality against Rohingyas must be stopped
We are flabbergasted after witnessing the brutality on Rohingyas. We appeal to the government and the people of Bangladesh to immediately respond to the humanitarian need in such dark hours and allow the Rohingyas into our country. We hope that the government will honour its commitment to uphold basic tenets of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and international treaties such as the 'Child Rights Convention' and 'Convention against Torture'.
Bangladesh is now in quandary between humanity versus reality. Local Bangladeshis have sympathies for the Rohingyas but, considering the realities, they believe allowing more Rohingyas will add to the burden in this small country.
It is unfortunate that UN and ASEAN have been unable to exert their influence on the Myanmar government against this ethnic cleansing. We call on both agencies to shore up their efforts so that Myanmar authorities are forced to abandon such brutality.
Rafik Alamgir, Chittagong
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