Rohingya refugee crisis the focus of UN Secretary-General’s visit to Bangladesh

U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres arrived in the Bangladesh capital Dhaka on Thursday to begin a four-day official visit at the invitation of the interim government’s Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus. This is his first visit to Bangladesh since a student-led uprising forced Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to flee the country last year.

“Every Ramadan, I spend time with Muslim communities living in difficult circumstances, to observe the fast with them [and] help shine a spotlight on their plight. This year I’m in Bangladesh to express my solidarity with Rohingya refugees [and] the Bangladeshi people hosting them,” Guterres shared on social media after his arrival on March 13.