DHAKA, Bangladesh

The head of Bangladesh's interim government, Muhammad Yunus, issued a seven-point proposal on Monday to end Myanmar's brutal offensives against the Rohingya and ensure their safe and sustainable repatriation.

Bangladesh now has approximately 1.3 million forcibly displaced Rohingya in its coastal Cox's Bazar district, with the majority fleeing Myanmar in August 2017 following a military crackdown in Rakhine state.

Yunus proposed at a three-day international conference titled "Stakeholders' Dialogue" that began on Sunday in Cox's Bazar to bring together global stakeholders to find solutions to the long-running Rohingya crisis.

The seven-point proposal included a sustainable Rohingya return, adequate funding, an end to violence by Myanmar authorities and the Arakan Army, and the establishment of a platform for dialogue on Rohingya rights.

The proposal also called for a stronger role by the international community, particularly ASEAN, in stopping ethnic cleansing in Myanmar, as well as the implementation of provisional measures ordered by the International Court of Justice to end genocide and crimes against humanity.

The international community, particularly ASEAN, plays a role in combating ethnic cleansing in Myanmar, Yunus said, as he elaborated on his seven-point proposal, with the final step being to implement the ICJ's provisional measures and put an end to genocide and crimes against humanity.

"All parties must act to end the crisis with greater resolve without any further delay," Yunus told the conference.

"With a heavy heart, I draw your attention to the forced displacement of Rohingya and their exodus to Bangladesh from Myanmar on the 8th, 'Rohingya Genocide Remembrance Day.'

“It will be a historic blunder to wait until the last Rohingya leave Rakhine," he added.

Meanwhile, the embassies of Canada, the UK, Denmark, Norway, Switzerland, Sweden, the Netherlands, Italy, Finland, France, and Australia in Bangladesh issued a joint statement on Monday, marking the eighth year of the Rohingya exodus, calling for an immediate end to all acts of violence and safe and unhindered humanitarian access.

They also condemned the military regime and other armed actors in Myanmar for the escalating violence and human rights violations, urging the regime to release those who have been wrongfully detained.