New Delhi, September 28: Outgoing Director General of Border Security Force (BSF) while interacting with media on the last of his office said that the paramilitary force had successfully contained the influx of Rohingya's into India. He also claimed that smaller groups of the community always tried to enter into the Indian territory, but the paramilitary force had not allowed to enter.

The outgoing DG, KK Sharma, however, accepted that preventing Rohingya's entry into India would be a challenging task for the force. Sharma refused to comment after being asked about his views on the stand of West Bengal government on Rohingya. He said that he did not want to start a fresh controversy. Centre's Directive to States on Rohingya Refugees: 'Record Their Biometrics, Do Not Issue Aadhaar.

Meanwhile, Bangladesh Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina on Thursday accused Myanmar at the United Nations of not keeping its commitment to take back Rohingya Muslims. Hasina's remarks came as the U.N. Human Rights Council agreed to set up a team to collect evidence of alleged human rights violation crimes and to punish the guilty.

The Bangladesh government in September also signed a $50 million grant financing agreement with the World Bank to improve the country's services to cater to the health, nutrition and family planning needs of the Rohingya refugee population. The Mission established by the UN Human Rights Council in March 2017 has found patterns of gross human rights violation in Kachin, Rakhine and Shan states.

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