Bangladesh President accuses Myanmar's military of committing ruthless atrocities against Rohingya

Bangladesh President accuses Myanmar's military of committing ruthless atrocities against Rohingya

Bangladesh President Abdul Hamid has accused Myanmar's military of committing "ruthless atrocities" against Rohingya Muslims.

He was talking to Pope Francis in Dhaka on Thursday. The president said thousands of Rohingya men, women and children had been brutally killed, their homes burned to ashes, and thousands of women raped.

He demanded international help in returning Rohingya refugees safely to their homes and integrating them into social, economic and political life of Myanmar.