Bangladesh prepares to start voluntary Rohingyas repatriation back to Myanmar later this year

People walk through a Rohingya refugee camp in the Cox's Bazar district of Bangladesh, on March 9, 2023. - AP

DHAKA (Xinhua): Bangladesh is preparing to start safe and voluntary repatriation of Rohingyas to their homeland Myanmar later this year, initially with around 1,000 people, a senior government official has said.

"As part of confidence-building measures, a Bangladesh delegation is set to visit Myanmar next month while a team from Myanmar will be here soon to talk to the refugees," Bangladeshi Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen told journalists in a press conference.