Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said her government is taking all necessary measures to provide food, shelter and medical care for distressed Myanmar nationals.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe may not be that rich, but we have hearts,\u201d she said at a meeting with Awami League leaders and allies in the US at Washington DC\u2019s Ritz Carlton Hotel on Sunday, according to her press secretary Ihsanul Karim.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey are human beings. We cannot throw them into the Bay of Bengal,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Hasina visited Rohingya refugee camps in Cox\u2019s Bazar and heard their stories of persecution and violence prior to travelling to the US to attend the 72nd UN General Assembly, Karim said.<\/p>\n
The refugees will be relocated to Cox\u2019s Bazar\u2019s \u2018Bhasan Char\u2019 island and civil administration, the armed forces, Border Guards Bangladesh, police and Awami League activists are all working hard to alleviate their suffering, she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWithout waiting for any external assistance, we\u2019ve made arrangement for accommodation, food and medicines,\u201d Hasina said, adding that Tk 50 million had already been allocated to the effort.<\/p>\n
The international community has been astounded at Bangladesh\u2019s generosity to the refugees, said Karim.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf we can feed 16 crore people, we can also feed additional five to seven lakh people in times of distress,\u201d Hasina said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf necessary, we will eat one meal a day and share the other with the distressed people. After all we are all human beings and we stand for mankind.\u201d<\/p>\n
The prime minister also spoke of her campaign to eradicate militancy, terrorism and drug abuse. Security forces are working closely to tackle the problem and she herself has tried to motivate parents, teachers, imams and others to teach the young generation to avoid these social ills.<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople have now become conscious against terrorism, extremism and drugs.\u201d<\/p>\n
The government is also supporting education at a grassroots level through financial support to 13 million primary students and scholarships in higher education, Hasina said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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