Dhaka, Aug. 25 -- The United States has praised Bangladesh for continuing to provide refuge to hundreds of thousands of Myanmar's forcibly displaced Rohingya people as the crisis enters its eighth year.

In a statement on Sunday, the US State Department voiced its support "for the people of Burma, including Rohingya and other ethnic groups who have been subjected to violence and displacement".

"We commend the Government of Bangladesh for continuing to provide shelter to displaced Rohingya, as well as to other countries in the region for hosting refugees from Burma," it added.

The message coincided with the opening of a three-day stakeholder conference on the Rohingya crisis in Cox's Bazar. Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus is expected to att...