Bangladesh, Nov. 12 -- President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has urged the international community to take stronger measures to ensure the safe repatriation of Rohingya refugees sheltered in Bangladesh and protect vulnerable women and children.

He made the call when Duchess of Edinburgh Sophie Helen Rhys-Jones paid a courtesy call on him at Bangabhaban on Wednesday. During the meeting, the President said the Duchess's visit carried a message of hope for the Rohingya people of Myanmar, particularly women and children facing an uncertain future.

He said her visit to the Rohingya camps would help draw greater international attention to the prolonged humanitarian crisis.

The President noted that the protracted crisis was placing immense s...