by RK Desk
September 28, 2026
Bangladesh renewed its diplomatic push over the Rohingya crisis on Monday, with the country’s UN ambassador calling for stronger international action while senior officials raised the issue separately with China and European diplomats.
Here are the major Rohingya-related developments reported on September 28, excluding the deadly airstrike in Kyauktaw, which Rohingya Khobor is covering separately.
Irene Khan says international commitment to Rohingya is failing
Bangladesh’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Irene Khan, has called for stronger international action to address the Rohingya crisis, warning that humanitarian assistance is shrinking while a political solution remains out of reach.
Speaking to BBC World Service from New York, Khan said the international community was failing in three areas: assisting more than 1.2 million Rohingya refugees, supporting Bangladesh and finding a lasting solution to the crisis.
“Aid is badly needed, but the aid is shrinking,” she said, according to a report by Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha.
Khan said the roots of the crisis remain inside Myanmar and argued that a solution must also be found there.
She said Rohingya refugees want to return to their homeland but only under conditions of safety and dignity.
Asked what Bangladesh wanted from the international community, Khan called for the United Nations and other international actors to bring all relevant parties to the negotiating table.
She said such a process should involve Bangladesh, Myanmar, regional countries and states with the influence or resources needed to help create conditions for return.
Khan also called on influential governments, particularly permanent members of the UN Security Council, to work together more effectively.
Her comments followed Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s five-point proposal at the UN General Assembly last week, which called for a roadmap for safe and voluntary Rohingya return, protection of civilians, predictable humanitarian funding, accountability and stronger regional cooperation against transnational crime.
Bangladesh raises Rohingya crisis with China
The Rohingya crisis was also discussed during a farewell meeting between Chinese Ambassador Yao Wen and Prime Minister Tarique Rahman in Dhaka on Monday.
Yao met the prime minister at his office at the Bangladesh Secretariat.
According to reports of the meeting, Tarique discussed expanding trade, investment and development cooperation between Bangladesh and China and also raised the Rohingya crisis as an issue of mutual concern.
The Chinese ambassador said Beijing would continue supporting Bangladesh’s development efforts and expressed hope for stronger bilateral relations.
The publicly reported account of the meeting did not provide details of any new Chinese commitment or initiative specifically concerning Rohingya repatriation.
China has played a diplomatic role in previous efforts to facilitate Rohingya returns from Bangladesh to Myanmar, although no large-scale repatriation has taken place since the 2017 mass displacement.
President asks EU for more Rohingya aid and stronger role in repatriation
Bangladesh President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has asked European countries and the European Union to increase humanitarian assistance for Rohingya refugees and play a stronger role in creating conditions for their return.
The president made the request during a meeting at Bangabhaban on Monday with ambassadors from Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and Sweden, along with EU Ambassador Michael Miller.
According to a press release cited by The Business Standard, the president called for increased EU humanitarian assistance for Rohingya communities in Cox’s Bazar.
He also urged the EU to play a stronger role in creating conditions for the safe, voluntary and dignified return of Rohingya refugees to Myanmar.
The European diplomats reiterated their support and cooperation on the Rohingya issue, according to the report.
The discussion came as humanitarian agencies continue to face funding pressure in their response to the prolonged displacement of more than one million Rohingya in Bangladesh.
Diplomacy remains active, but no new repatriation breakthrough
Monday’s developments show continued diplomatic attention to the Rohingya crisis following Bangladesh’s renewed push at the UN General Assembly.
But none of the three developments included a new repatriation agreement, a timetable for return or a concrete change in conditions inside Myanmar that would enable refugees to return safely.
For Rohingya communities who have spent years in camps in Bangladesh, the central questions therefore remain unchanged: whether international pressure can produce conditions for a safe return, whether humanitarian funding can be sustained in the meantime, and whether any future return process will guarantee their rights and security.
