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DT<br />
20<br />
Editorial<br />
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER <strong>25</strong>, <strong>2016</strong><br />
TODAY<br />
A timely proposal<br />
There is enough room and time to at<br />
least start a feasible dialogue to move<br />
towards resolution. The BNP has already<br />
extended an olive branch in the form<br />
of this proposal. They at least deserve a<br />
hearing<br />
PAGE 21<br />
A Muslim-American<br />
mother’s fears and<br />
hopes<br />
How was I to explain why the first ever<br />
woman to run for the White House did<br />
not make it? How was I to ensure that<br />
she, as a Muslim, did not feel threatened<br />
in our nation?<br />
PAGE 22<br />
Where is the world?<br />
REUTERS<br />
New beginnings<br />
at DLF<br />
I was returning from Dhaka after<br />
attending what is probably the most<br />
inclusive literature festival in the whole<br />
sub-continent<br />
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Has the world turned its back on what could well be the worst<br />
humanitarian crisis of our time?<br />
While sharing a border with Myanmar puts Bangladesh in<br />
a unique position of responsibility, the plight of the Rohingya<br />
people of Myanmar’s Rakhine state is not just a problem for Bangladesh.<br />
Coming together to help the Rohingyas is a global humanitarian<br />
obligation, and one in which the world community has fallen short.<br />
A number of wealthy nations, including the United States and<br />
Australia, have taken in refugees in the past, but are now refusing<br />
to come to the aid of what may well be the world’s most persecuted<br />
minority.<br />
The disgraceful treatment of the Rohingyas in their own homeland<br />
is the fault of the Myanmar government and no one else, but other<br />
countries have a moral duty to lend a helping hand.<br />
This newspaper has already editorialised calling for Bangladesh<br />
to open up our borders to the Rohingya people fleeing persecution.<br />
However, the challenge is too big for Bangladesh alone.<br />
The US restored diplomatic relations with Myanmar after it moved<br />
towards democracy and away from military rule. And yet, the Myanmar<br />
government has not budged on its shameful treatment of its 1 million<br />
Rohingyas, who have, for decades, been victims of sectarian violence and<br />
denied rightful citizenship.<br />
Bangladesh recently summoned the ambassador of Myanmar to<br />
express concern over the crisis. But conversations with Myanmar are not<br />
likely to be effective in bringing about reform.<br />
It is up to the powerful nations of the world to put pressure on<br />
Myanmar, and impose sanctions if it comes to that.<br />
Nobel peace prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi also has an obligation<br />
break her silence and condemn the treatment of the Rohingyas.<br />
The world cannot stand by idly as another silent genocide wipes out a<br />
whole population.<br />
This is on all of us.<br />
The world cannot stand<br />
by idly as another silent<br />
genocide wipes out a<br />
whole population