Solving this Rohngya problem with Myanmar should be one of our first national strategic priority, but unfortunately we have an Indian puppet govt. in place, who is doing exactly the opposite, facilitating RSO terrorists from Bangladesh land. Whether they are actively supporting RSO at India's instruction or just plain incompetent, or looking the other way, it is too early to tell, although I have already taken a big stick and accused them of this, as when I see an opportunity to beat up this govt., I do not like to miss it.
As soon as we have a govt. that represents our majority people (90%), then we would like to see the following:
- a negotiation jointly sponsored by ASEAN, OIC, Myanmar and Bangladesh to find a solution for the Rohingya issue
- under a negotiated deal, Rohingya could be repatriated to many Muslim countries around the world who are willing to take them, including a major part of them in Bangladesh
- in return Bangladesh would seek:
* Myanmar cooperation and support for inclusion of Bangladesh into ASEAN, if and when Bangladesh decides to apply and become a member of ASEAN
* transit privilege to China, Thailand and Laos via Myanmar road/rail link through Myanmar-Bangladesh border
* preferential trade privilege under a bilateral arrangement and later under ASEAN, if Bangladesh becomes a member
Bangladesh also may give Naval base rights to China if they are interested, and we will ask Myanmar's consent as well in this regard:
Adding a pearl: China looks for a naval base in Bangladesh
I personally believe the US pivot to Asia is already a failure and it will not fly. You will find my reasoning in these posts:
Who will Win in a BD - Myanmar Naval War? | Page 20
Abe's Strategy: Rearrange Region's Power Balance | Page 14
So considering the future I have outlined in these posts, all countries in South East Asia, as well as Bangladesh, will have the opportunity to build an integrated economy with China as the core (Japan and South Korea may join in this core later). That should be all of our focus, instead of petty fighting instigated by powers who want to create a division and keep us all poor and underdeveloped. Note that India already has a big population and economy, so integrating with others is not so vital for them. The West also has NAFTA, EU and NATO, everything else for them is not really vital or necessary, just icing on the cake. But for us in Asia, an integrated economy under a mutual security structure led by China is critical to all of our future well being.