DHAKA AFP April27, 2020 – A top UN official has urged Bangladesh to let two stranded boatloads of starving Rohingya Muslims land amid mounting fears Monday over the fate of the refugees. Â
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet warned of a “human tragedy of terrible proportions†unless action is taken to help the Rohingya. Â
The appeal was made to the Bangladesh government after Foreign Minister A.K. Abdul Momen said the South Asian country would not accept the boats. Â
His declaration last week set alarm bells ringing as it came only days after dozens of Rohingya died on a boat that waited at sea for two months before it could land. Â
The one million Rohingya in camps in Bangladesh, where they fled a military crackdown in their native Myanmar, favour going to Malaysia as it is Muslim majority country with more work opportunities.  “In a spirit of solidarity and at the beginning of the Holy Month of Ramadan, I appeal to you in the strongest terms to open your ports and allow the boats to land,†Bachelet said in the letter, a copy of which was obtained copy by AFP.Â
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