After meeting with the 18 Rohingya Muslims who arrived in Dhaka from the refugee camps, Pope Francis said: "Today the presence of God is in the midst of the Rohingya."
After coming to Bangladesh on Pope Francis' Asia tour, this is the first time that the word 'Rohingya' is pronounced.
They were taken to Dhaka from a camp in the border area. It is known that they are three members of the family. Meanwhile, Rohingya spoke about her plight for the Pope.
One of them told the Rohingya Pope Francis that they will return to Myanmar only after guaranteeing their human rights and their rights of survival.
When the bishop of the Christian church in Dhaka was a bishop, after the meeting with them, the Pope said: "God is present in the midst of the Rohingyas."
Earlier, during the visit of Pope Francis to Myanmar, the word Rohingyas did not utter a single word. Because of this, several human rights groups have condemned him severely.
Even after coming to Bangladesh, much of the curiosity was that he did not say the word Rohingya. But before the start of the tour of Asia, Pope Francis used the term Rohingya.
The Myanmar authorities do not accept the Rohingyas as separate ethnic groups. Rohingya 'illegal Bengali' for them The country's army complains against the Rohingyas that they are being tortured.
Since August, more than 620,000 Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh.
The UN refers to the operation of the army as a national campaign of ethnic cleansing.!