In the inaugural session of WION's brand new show WION World Order, three BIMSTEC ambassadors discussed a range of issues concerning the group besides talking on the significance of India in the group, ties with China and how the issue of terror and security affect the member states.&nbsp;

Syed Muazzem Ali Bangladesh's High Commissioner to India&nbsp;addressed the Rohingya issue and called for the rehabilitation of the refugees at the earliest. &nbsp;

"One million refugees can be a major threat to security not only for Bangladesh but for the entire region. For how long can we keep them confined to certain refugee camps?&nbsp;The best solution will still be to rehabilitate them to their own country. I think the sooner we do, the better it is. In our region, the insurgency has always been a problem. You would recall that Bangladesh and India have both faced similar problems in the past - insurgency and subversive elements were still operating in our region, who knows that these Rohingya refugees won't fall into wrong hands," Muazzem said.

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"Unless and until we have peace and security, we cannot ascend the path of development," he added. &nbsp;

Muazzem also highlighted the issue of underdevelopment in the region, stating that "all-rounded economic cooperation" is needed.&nbsp;

"We do not face any threat as such from any external power. 22 per cent of the global population lives in this region, yet we are the poorest, our agenda is to give a certain standard of living to our own people and to emerge as a developed country as fast as we can," he concluded. &nbsp;

In the inaugural session of WION's brand new show WION World Order, three BIMSTEC ambassadors discussed a range of issues concerning the group besides talking on the significance of India in the group, ties with China and how the issue of terror and security affect the member states.

In the inaugural session of WION's brand new show WION World Order, three BIMSTEC ambassadors discussed a range of issues concerning the group besides talking on the significance of India in the group, ties with China and how the issue of terror and security affect the member states. Syed Muazzem Ali Bangladesh's High Commissioner to India addressed the Rohingya issue and called for the rehabilitation of the refugees at the earliest. "One million refugees can be a major threat to security not only for Bangladesh but for the entire region. For how long can we keep them confined to certain refugee camps? The best solution will still be to rehabilitate them to their own country. I think the sooner we do, the better it is. In our region, the insurgency has always been a problem. You would recall that Bangladesh and India have both faced similar problems in the past - insurgency and subversive elements were still operating in our region, who knows that these Rohingya refugees won't fall into wrong hands," Muazzem said. China is a major trading partner for all of us, but it has not shown interest in joining BIMSTEC nor have we invited China to join us: Bangladesh High Commissioner Syed Muazzem Ali tells @palkisu on #WIONWorldOrder pic.twitter.com/7hnXWSIBDr — WION (@WIONews) June 18, 2019 × "Unless and until we have peace and security, we cannot ascend the path of development," he added. Muazzem also highlighted the issue of underdevelopment in the region, stating that "all-rounded economic cooperation" is needed. "We do not face any threat as such from any external power. 22 per cent of the global population lives in this region, yet we are the poorest, our agenda is to give a certain standard of living to our own people and to emerge as a developed country as fast as we can," he concluded.

One million refugees can be major threat to security of region: Bangladesh's High Commissioner on Rohingyas

Resolving the Rohingya crisis will be in interest of both India and Bangladesh, as the presence of thousands of "unemployed" refugees in the region can be as much a threat to India as to his country, Bangladesh High Commissioner Syed Muazzem Ali said here on Tuesday.

"We would like to see India play a major role in resolving the refugee crisis," he said, during a media interaction.

"It is our problem today. It might be your problem tomorrow. Because if we keep another thousand Rohingya refugees unemployed in our region, then it will be a threat for you as well," Ali said.

The Rohingya refugee influx into Bangladesh is not a matter of whether something is legal or illegal, he said, adding, "A group of people were driven out of their country and they had to take shelter in our country for their lives."

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has shown "maximum magnanimity" by letting the Rohingyas come in, he said.

"But she had mentioned quite clearly that this will be a temporary shelter and the solution to the Rohingya issue must be found in Myanmar itself as this is where they have been living for a couple of centuries," Ali said.

There were some agreements for rehabilitation of Rohingya refugees, Ali said.

"India had signed some agreements with Myanmar government and we are trying to put pressure on Myanmar jointly as well as individually for the early repatriation of these Rohingya refugees," he said.

Expressing concern about the possibility of refugees being misled, Ali said, "It is better for all of us for them to remain in their own country instead of falling in the wrong hands."

"If they (Rohingyas) go to the Middle East, I don't know where they will end up, because we have seen ISIS in the past and I am quite concerned that these people should not be found in wrong hands", he said.

On terrorism, Ali said Sheikh Hasina has shown zero tolerance to the menace and has banned several terror outfits. At the moment, there are no terrorist outfits operating from Bangladesh, he added.

Sheikh Hasina has firmly controlled the situation and also handed over some terrorists to Indian authorities, he said.

"India hasn't expressed any security concerns to us," Ali said.

Security agencies of both the countries have checked smuggling of fake currency and drug syndicates, he said.

Resolving the Rohingya crisis will be in interest of both India and Bangladesh, as the presence of thousands of 'unemployed' refugees in the region can be as much a threat to India as to his country, Bangladesh High Commissioner Syed Muazzem Ali said here on Tuesday

Resolving the Rohingya crisis will be in interest of both India and Bangladesh, as the presence of thousands of "unemployed" refugees in the region can be as much a threat to India as to his country, Bangladesh High Commissioner Syed Muazzem Ali said here on Tuesday. "We would like to see India play a major role in resolving the refugee crisis," he said, during a media interaction. "It is our problem today. It might be your problem tomorrow. Because if we keep another thousand Rohingya refugees unemployed in our region, then it will be a threat for you as well," Ali said. The Rohingya refugee influx into Bangladesh is not a matter of whether something is legal or illegal, he said, adding, "A group of people were driven out of their country and they had to take shelter in our country for their lives." Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has shown "maximum magnanimity" by letting the Rohingyas come in, he said. "But she had mentioned quite clearly that this will be a temporary shelter and the solution to the Rohingya issue must be found in Myanmar itself as this is where they have been living for a couple of centuries," Ali said. There were some agreements for rehabilitation of Rohingya refugees, Ali said. "India had signed some agreements with Myanmar government and we are trying to put pressure on Myanmar jointly as well as individually for the early repatriation of these Rohingya refugees," he said. Expressing concern about the possibility of refugees being misled, Ali said, "It is better for all of us for them to remain in their own country instead of falling in the wrong hands." "If they (Rohingyas) go to the Middle East, I don't know where they will end up, because we have seen ISIS in the past and I am quite concerned that these people should not be found in wrong hands", he said. On terrorism, Ali said Sheikh Hasina has shown zero tolerance to the menace and has banned several terror outfits. At the moment, there are no terrorist outfits operating from Bangladesh, he added. Sheikh Hasina has firmly controlled the situation and also handed over some terrorists to Indian authorities, he said. "India hasn't expressed any security concerns to us," Ali said. Security agencies of both the countries have checked smuggling of fake currency and drug syndicates, he said.

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