Bangladesh refuses to allow Rohingya refugee boats to enter in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh has refused to allow ships of Rohingya refugees stranded in the Bay of Bengal to enter its territorial waters with about 500 refugees on board.

According to Al Jazeera, speaking on the issue of Rohingya refugees stranded at sea for a week, Bangladesh Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momin said, "This is not the responsibility of Bangladesh."

"Why is Bangladesh being asked to take these Rohingya refugees, they are in the deep sea and not even within the borders of Bangladesh," he said.

Bangladesh's foreign minister says the Bay of Bengal is bordered by about eight countries.

"It is your responsibility to tell the Myanmar government first because they are its citizens," he said.

According to the report, about 500 people were on board the two fishing boats, including women, children and men, who were not allowed to enter Malaysia due to the corona virus epidemic.

According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), "Rohingya refugees stranded at sea for weeks are without adequate food and water."

Just a few weeks ago, Bangladesh rescued 396 Rohingya refugees who had failed to reach Malaysia, Bangladesh Foreign Minister Abdul Momin said.

"Why should Bangladesh take responsibility every time? Bangladesh has already accommodated more than one million Rohingyas and now we are beyond our capacity," he said.

Contrary to Abdul Momin's position, Human Rights Watch demanded that the Bangladeshi government allow the stranded refugees to land immediately and provide them with the necessary food, water and health care.

Brad Adams, director of Human Rights Watch Asia, said: "Bangladesh has been hit hard by the worst crimes committed by the Myanmar army, but there is no point in pushing refugees stranded at sea to death."

He called on the Bangladeshi government to "continue to help those in dire straits and to preserve the international reputation it has gained in recent years by helping Rohingya refugees."

Sohail Rana, a lieutenant commander in the Bangladesh Navy, said he had not seen a single Rohingya refugee ship entering the country's territorial waters.

However, one fisherman said that on April 20, he saw two boats of Rohingya refugees heading towards the shore while he was in his boat with other fishermen.

Human Rights Watch said that Bangladesh should fulfill its international obligation and not allow the ship to be returned, as a result of which someone would face loss.

"Under international law, all countries, including Malaysia and Thailand, have a responsibility to respond to stranded boats and begin the process of rescuing them and protecting the lives of asylum seekers," the statement said. Do not endanger the sea.

It is believed that after the army-led operation in 2017, about 7.5 million Rohingya Muslims fled Myanmar and took refuge in camps on the border with Bangladesh.

The United Nations said in a report that the military operation was aimed at genocide against Rohingya Muslims.

Other world powers, including the United Nations, have called Myanmar's action genocide and the government's coalition forces have been implicated.