Foreign Affairs Advisor Touhid Hossain stated that **the Arakan Army is a major obstacle to Rohingya repatriation**. Bangladesh is unable to negotiate directly with them, nor can it bypass them.
Speaking on Foreign Service Day, he emphasized that solving expatriates' problems should be a priority. Despite embassy limitations, providing services to expatriates must come first.
He further mentioned that 80% of the issues faced by migrant workers originate in Bangladesh, which later burden embassies. Proper training and education before sending workers abroad could reduce these problems.
Regarding remittances, he noted that Bangladesh's exports were $1 billion in the 1980s, which has now reached $60 billion**. One crore expatriates send remittances to the country, with embassies playing a role in this process.
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