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The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) has suggested to continue strong diplomacy, particularly with regional partners, to solve the Rohingya crisis.
The organisation has also suggested to use some regional platforms like BIMSTEC and BCIM for arriving at a solution.
CPD Executive Director Dr Fahmida Khatun made the remarks at a dialogue on Saturday.
Dr Fahmida said extra-regional platforms such as ASEAN should play a role in addressing the crisis.
The CPD Executive Director asked to estimate all explicit and implicit costs related to the Rohingya crisis.
"Preparation for post-Geneva follow-up meeting for resource mobilisation has to begin now," she said.
CPD thinks support for the Rohingyas from the donors such as the World Bank should in the form of grants only.
"Law-enforcement agencies have to be vigilant to stop illegal activities, drug trade, trafficking and terrorism," she said.
She mentioned that the Rohingya crisis has given a rise to multidimensional problem for Bangladesh.
Foreign Secretary Md Shahidul Haque attended the discussion titled 'Addressing Rohingya Crisis: Options for Bangladesh'.
According to UNB, CPD Chairman Prof Rehman Sobhan chaired the dialogue while CPD Distinguished Fellow Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya moderated the session.
Former Bangladesh Ambassador to Myanmar Maj Gen (retd) Anup Kumar Chakma, Executive Director, BRAC Dr Muhammad Musa and Department of International Relations, University of Dhaka Prof Imtiaz Ahmed made comments as panelists.