News agencies said on Saturday the strife has largely subsided in western Myanmar and there was no much further flare of violence barring few incidents of looting and burning of Rohingya homes. Over the past week Bangladesh has been wishing that the ongoing sectarian strife in western Myanmar subsides soon and Rohingya Muslims no more need to flee their homes. Because Bangladesh has been a traditional shelter for Rohingyas, who get easy shelter, food and other support to survive at least as refugees.

Bangladesh opened its borders always when there was persecution on Rohingyas since 1948. According to unofficial estimates, nearly 400,000 unregistered Rohingya refugees are scattered in Bangladesh especially in southeast Cox’s Bazar and Bandarban districts over the past years. These unregistered Rohingyas are in addition to some 30,000 registered Rohingyas, who have been awaiting repatriation in two refugee camps at Kutupalong and Nayapara under Cox’s Bazar district run by the government of Bangladesh and the UNHCR. Meanwhile Foreign Minister Dipu Moni reiterated on Friday that her government’s stance not to allow anymore Rohingyas to enter into the country was just and legal. “Out stance on Rohingya refugees are justified, legal and logical,” Dipu Moni told reporters at Chandpur on Friday. Bangladesh is now unable to shelter them for the greater interest of the country. They (Rohingyas) should be assisted by keeping them within Myanmar, the foreign minister said “We are doing a lot for registered Rohingya refugees in two camps in Cox’s Bazar and on humanitarian ground we are not expelling those tens of thousands other living here illegally for years,” Dipu Moni said.