Dhaka: Authorities announced on Thursday as the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court completed his official visit to Cox's Bazar that Bangladesh is prepared to support an investigation by the ICC into potential crimes committed by Myanmar against the Rohingya. 

In order to look into potential crimes against humanity committed by the Myanmar military, which carried out a brutal crackdown in 2017, and drove hundreds of thousands of Rohingya people into neighbouring Bangladesh, ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan arrived in Dhaka on Tuesday for a four-day visit. 

According to Bangladeshi Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commissioner Mizanur Rahman, "he visited two camps today and spoke with a number of victims." 

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He asked for our cooperation in the investigation process, and we will of course give it to him. 

A.K. Abdul Momen, the foreign minister of Bangladesh, met with Khan earlier this week and, according to the foreign affairs ministry, "assured (the) ICC prosecutor of Bangladesh's support and cooperation regarding its investigation into (the) situation in Bangladesh/Myanmar." This is in reference to the Rohingya case. 

After fleeing violence and persecution in Myanmar's Rakhine State to the neighbouring country of Bangladesh almost six years ago, more than one million Rohingya people now reside in the filthy camps of Cox's Bazar. 

The court determined that because some crimes involving the Rohingya cross international borders, it has jurisdiction over them even though Myanmar is not a party to the ICC. 

After his earlier meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Khan tweeted, "The world cannot forget about the Rohingya and the need for accountability." 

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The Cox's Bazar Rohingya community had hoped to meet with Khan to discuss the lack of development in their ICC case. 

According to Maung Sawyeddollah, the founder of the community rights organisation Rohingya Students Network, "We believe if we are able to meet with him, then we can ask him some of the questions and we can raise some concerns... related to (expediting) the process of the proceedings." 

Following Khan's investigation last year, the ICC issued an arrest warrant for President Vladimir Putin in March, accusing him of being personally responsible for the kidnappings of children from Ukraine. 

On the other hand, in 2019, ICC judges had approved a thorough investigation into Myanmar's alleged crimes, specifically the forced eviction of Rohingya from Rakhine State. Khan's visit this week is a continuation of his initial journey in February 2022. 

According to Sawyeddollah, the Rohingya case came before the Ukraine case. "In the case of Ukraine, we are seeing a result, but we have yet to see a resolution for the Rohingya. What caused that, then? 

An independent UN fact-finding mission concluded in 2018 that the Myanmar military had killed many Muslims from the Rohingya ethnic group and raped them in groups with "genocidal intent." 

The founder of the Rohingya Girls School and the person who taught over 100 girls in Cox's Bazar informally said, "We are the victims of genocide," to Arab News. 

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Amin supports the ICC's investigation but is concerned about how it will affect the Rohingya. 

What will the International Criminal Court (ICC) do if it is revealed that the Myanmar government committed genocidal violence? Can we return to our country with respect and rights?