Dhaka has urged the international community to mount pressure on Myanmar to stop pushing its nationals into Bangladesh and take back Rohingya refugees, who are crossing in the thousands following fresh military onslaught in Rakhine State .

The call was given by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina who said on Tuesday that the huge influx is a “big burden” for Bangladesh because it already has hundreds of thousands of Myanmar refugees living in its southeast districts.

Indonesia offers help

The newly appointed Indonesian Ambassador Rina Prihtyasmiarsi Soemarno met her during the day, and the country’s Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi reached Dhaka following her visit to Myanmar where she had urged Aung San Suu Kyi to end the ongoing violence against Rohingya Muslims.

Ms. Marsudi said on Tuesday that the humanitarian crisis in Myanmar’s Rakhine State “shall be ended” and that her country is “ready to contribute”. In a brief media statement after her meeting with Ms. Hasina and Foreign Minister A.H. Mahmood Ali, she said that Indonesian President Joko Widodo sent her to Bangladesh to convey three things. “One is to convey the sympathy of Indonesia to the burden of Bangladesh on the refugee issue, second one is to convey Indonesia’s readiness to support in easing the burden of the government of Bangladesh,” she said. The third, she said, was to discuss the situation on the ground.

Also, Malaysia summoned Myanmar’s Ambassador to express displeasure over the violence and scolded Myanmar for making “little, if any” progress on the problem.