Dhaka: After its chief prosecutor met survivors in Bangladesh, the International Criminal Court promised on Friday to quicken its investigation into the alleged genocide committed by Myanmar's military against the Rohingya Muslim minority.

Karim Khan travelled to Dhaka for four days starting on Tuesday to hear from those who had been impacted by the violence.

In Cox's Bazar, the largest refugee settlement in the world and home to about 1 million Rohingya, he met the survivors. During a military crackdown in Rakhine state of Myanmar in 2017, the majority of them fled.

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An independent UN fact-finding mission reported in 2018 that there had been widespread killings, rapes, and village burnings, and that the Myanmar military had been accused of targeting the Rohingya with "genocidal intent."

A 2019 investigation into the incidents was approved by ICC judges in response to the reports, who stated there was "reasonable basis to believe widespread and/or systematic acts of violence may have been committed that could qualify as crimes against humanity."

In order to speak with more people, Khan told reporters in Dhaka that he intended to return to Bangladesh the following year.

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We will see results, I can guarantee that, he said. "The team will be working hard, we'll try to accelerate it, and we will move forward."

Despite the fact that Bangladesh is not a signatory to the 1951 UN Refugee Convention, he also expressed gratitude to the Bangladeshi people for hosting and supporting the Rohingya.

Because of your compassion and generosity in a time of need, Bangladeshis have saved lives, and for that, I sincerely thank, applaud, and congratulate you all, Khan said.

"We have jurisdiction to investigate the crimes against the Rohingya only because Bangladesh is willing, holding up the flag of justice as its own."

Investigations into genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes are the purview of the ICC. Bangladesh is a state party, whereas Myanmar is not, allowing the ICC to have jurisdiction over certain crimes involving the Rohingya due to their cross-border nature.

Khan met with Bangladesh's Foreign Minister A.K. Abdul Momen and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina earlier this week.

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Momen promised Khan that Bangladesh would "support and cooperate" as it looked into the situation in Bangladesh and Myanmar.

A genocide case brought by Gambia to the ICC is concurrently being investigated by the ICC, and Argentina's judiciary is also looking into a separate case in accordance with a court decision upholding the ideals of "universal justice."