Dhaka, Aug. 23 -- With aid cuts hitting camps hard, UN envoy Tom Andrews says Dhaka is keeping hope alive, as Yunus prepares to take the fight for a solution to New York

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Tom Andrews, has praised Bangladesh for its continued leadership in addressing the Rohingya crisis, during a meeting with Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus in Dhaka on Thursday.

Mr Andrews commended Professor Yunus for keeping the plight of the Rohingyas high on the international agenda, noting in particular his initiative to convene a UN International Conference on the Rohingya issue at UN headquarters in New York on 30 September. "The world is grateful to Bangladesh for its generosit...