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Myanmar, Bangladesh sign Rohingya return deal: Myanmar official

Myanmar, Bangladesh sign Rohingya return deal: Myanmar official

By REUTERS

An exhausted Rohingya helps an elderly family member and a child as they arrive at Kutupalong refugee camp after crossing from Myanmmar to the Bangladesh side of the border, in Ukhia, Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017. Photo: AP

YANGON: Myanmar and Bangladesh signed a memorandum of understanding on Thursday, a senior Myanmar official told Reuters, for the return home of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees who fled to the neighbouring country to escape a Myanmar army crackdown. 'We are ready to take them back as soon as possible after Bangladesh sends the forms back to us,' said Myint Kyaing, a permanent secretary at Myanmar's ministry of labour, immigration and population, referring to registration forms the Rohingya must complete with personal details before repatriation.