Mentioning that Bangladesh offered temporary shelter to the Rohingyas and stabilized the situation, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday said: "We continue to amplify the demand for their safe and dignified return to Myanmar."
The security situation in the Cox's Bazar camps is getting complicated and the growing violence and crimes can soon spread beyond our borders, she said.
"A provisional response to the crisis will serve little purpose. I urge the international community to give proper attention to the concerns we are raising," she said in a video message aired on the last day of the two-day 13th virtual ASEM Summit streaming from Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina sought investment from the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) partners in Bangladesh's long-term climate projects such as Delta Plan.
"I invite all interested ASEM partners to invest in projects under our long-term Bangladesh Delta Plan and Mujib Climate Prosperity Plan," she said.
She also called upon Asia and Europe to work in unison to mobilize finances and technology to effectively fight climate change.
Marking ASEM's 25th anniversary, the summit brought together the leaders of the European and Asian member countries, the EU and the ASEAN Secretariat.
The overall theme of ASEM13 is "Strengthening multilateralism for shared growth". Cambodia currently holds the rotating ASEM presidency.
Sheikh Hasina said Asia and Europe must join hands for mobilizing finances and technology to combat climate change, adding: "We need multilateral cooperation now more than ever for our shared and sustainable development."
She said the advanced and industrialized economies need to raise their climate ambitions beyond COP26, urging them not to shift responsibilities that may otherwise hamper "our own economic growth take-off”.
The prime minister said that Bangladesh aspires to become a regional connectivity hub, with potential benefits for its neighbours.
Bangladesh also offers to be one of the bridges in the EU-Asia Connectivity Strategy, she said.
