‘The government should also officially condemn Myanmar for perpetrating genocide in Rakhine,’ said Fakhrul

The United Nations Security Council failed to play its role to protect Rohingyas against persecution resolving the crisis as its members prioritised business interests over humanity, observed politicians from different parties in Bangladesh on Friday.
The observations came following the UN Security Council meeting that ended without a resolution to solving the Rohingya crisis with Russia and China taking stance against pressurising Myanmar to stop violence that had forced over 500,000 Rohingyas to flee to Bangladesh since August 25.
‘Many countries in the UNSC are prioritising their economic and geopolitical interests over finding a resolution to save persecuted Rohingyas,’ said Communist Party of Bangladesh president Mujahidul Islam Selim. 
‘The result of this failure is that the Rohingyas will be seeking shelter in Bangladesh for an indefinite period, making it even harder for Bangladesh to deal with the Rohingya crisis,’ said Selim.
He was surprised that no announcement came from any country in the world for sharing the burden of Rohingya influx with Bangladesh.
Main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said that prime minister Sheikh Hasina should immediately visit India, Russia and China highlighting the crisis Bangladesh was facing in short and long term while managing the pressure of fleeing Rohingyas.
‘The government should also officially condemn Myanmar for perpetrating genocide in Rakhine,’ said Fakhrul.
Bangladesh Workers Party, a component of the Awami League-led ruling alliance, general secretary Fazle Hossain Badsha said that Bangladesh was pained to have seen its ‘trusted friends like Russia and China’ failing to realise the situation Bangladesh was pushed into in the wake of the Rohingya crisis.
‘We expect the countries to play a positive role in solving the problem,’ said Badsha.
It is a matter of regret that countries like India, Russia and China are siding with genocide-perpetrating Myanmar government for the sake of staying in the competition for establishment of global dominance, said Ganasanghati Andolan chief coordinator Zonayed Saki. 
‘Everybody is more than ready to sacrifice Rohingyas for their gains,’ said Saki.
He said that Bangladesh should not lose hope rather work with a strong determination and find friends who would be happy to stand by the side of an ethnic population facing state-sponsored genocide.
Jatiya Party secretary general Ruhul Amin Howlader believed that the persecution of Rohingyas would not have been started in the first place had India, Russia and China not wished for establishing economic zone in Myanmar’s Rakhine state, the home of Rohingyas. 
‘Myanmar has been operating with the blessings of these countries. They have always been behind the scene,’ said Ruhul.
The influence of these countries made it possible for Myanmar to continue its persecution of Rohingyas and show the least possible interest in repatriating the hundreds of thousands of Rohingya people who said they fled a genocide unfolding in their country, Ruhul said.
The politicians emphasised on Bangladesh sending diplomatic teams to these countries to being their opinions in its favour.