Myanmar, Bangladesh reach deal on repatriation of Rohingya refugees

Myanmar and Bangladesh reached a deal Thursday over repatriating hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims who fled homes in western Myanmar since late August to escape violent persecution.The "Arrangement on Return of Displaced Persons from Rakhine State" was signed in the Myanmar capital Naypyitaw by Bangladesh Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmud Ali and Kyat Tint Swe, Myanmar minister for the Office of the State Counselor, a Myanmar government press release said.The signing followed a meeting earlier Thursday between Ali and Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi and a final round of discussion…READ FULL ARTICLE