Amid escalating tensions in the neighboring nation, Bangladesh's security personnel near the Myanmar border are on high alert, according to Foreign Minister Dr. Hasan Mahmud on Saturday.

He said that although there were occasional breaks in the tensions, Bangladeshi military had been on alert since far earlier.

Talking to the media at the official guesthouse Padma, the foreign minister said such a stressful scenario will undoubtedly have a detrimental influence on the attempts to return Rohingyas to their place of origin in Myanmar.

But he went on, if pressure from the world community is applied, the Myanmar government would feel obliged to return its citizens. He declared, "We always seek the cooperation of the international community."

The foreign minister talked about the Rohingya repatriation problem with the visiting British cross-party parliamentary delegation.

"The only viable solution is for the Rohingyas to return home." That is the long-lasting and irreversible fix. I told them that, and they agreed with me," Hasan remarked.

The foreign minister stated that there are several environmental and security-related concerns, and that the camps housing the Rohingya people might serve as a haven for extremists. We have too much work. We took them in as refugees for humanitarian reasons.

He said, "We welcome the International Court of Justice's (ICJ) order compelling Israel to take action to stop acts of genocide in Gaza." We think that this decision will make genocide and crimes against humanity less common. Bangladesh is prepared to aid South Africa.

Speaking about his courtesy meeting with the British delegation, he stated that their goal was to strengthen and enhance ties with Bangladesh and its parliament.

They were grateful for Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's development initiatives, which over the past ten years had transformed the nation.

The delegation's members, particularly those from the Bangladeshi diaspora, were asked to increase private investment in Bangladesh, according to the foreign minister.

According to him, Bangladeshi expatriates can make investments in ICT, agriculture, and other promising fields. "We are currently mechanizing the agricultural industry."

On January 28, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to receive a meeting from the British parliamentary delegation in Gonobhaban.

According to the Bangladesh High Commission in London, this is the UK's first parliamentary visit to Bangladesh since the country's general elections earlier this month.

Three labor MPs, including Virendra Sharma, MP, Vice Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Bangladesh and Chair of the APPG on Indo-British, Neil Coyle, MP, Member of the UK House of Commons Select Committee on Foreign Affairs, Andrew Western, MP, Opposition Whip at the House of Commons, and Dominic Moffitt, Senior Parliamentary Assistant at the House of Commons, are part of the five-member parliamentary delegation, which is led by Paul Scully, MP, former Conservative Minister for Tech and Digital Economy.

Zillur Hussain MBE, advisor to The Queen's Commonwealth Trust and CWEIC's strategic adviser, and Dr. Ivelina Banyalieva CEO of Connect are among the delegation.

They are going to Tungipara to honor Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the father of the nation of Bangladesh, at his mausoleum.

The Bangabandhu Mausoleum in Tungipara will be visited by a British parliamentary delegation for the first time this year.

The group will also meet with State Minister for Commerce Ahsanul Islam during the tour to talk about ways to improve trade, the economy, and the Indo-Pacific alliance between Bangladesh and the United Kingdom.

The team will also tour a green clothing manufacturer after meeting with Bangladesh's business elites.

The team is scheduled to visit many prominent organizations founded by British-Bangladeshis in the UK when they are in Sylhet.

In an effort to reiterate their support for Bangladesh's gracious hospitality of the persecuted Rohingyas from Myanmar and a settlement to the ongoing Rohingya situation, the group will be visiting the Rohingya camps in Cox's Bazar on January 30.

The visit by Connect with the British Parliamentarians and the Commonwealth business delegation was organized by the Bangladesh High Commission in London.

On January 31, the delegation is expected to leave for London.

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