YANGON, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) -- Some 27 displaced persons have returned to Myanmar from Bangladesh, arriving at a reception camp in Maungtaw, Rakhine state, according to the immigration authorities Monday.
The displaced people, who returned on their own wishes, made up of 14 families including some children. They were received at the Nga Khu Ya reception center last week.
The Myanmar authorities managed their repatriation process, providing them with humanitarian assistance and issuing to them national verification cards after scrutiny in accordance with the immigration and security rules.
A total of 3,450 verified displaced persons had been expected to be repatriated to Myanmar on Aug. 22, but the repatriation attempt failed, before Monday's announcement of the repatriation of the 27 displaced persons.
Myanmar and Bangladesh agreed in August 2018 for early repatriation of displaced persons from Myanmar's western state who fled to Bangladesh.
In June 2018, Myanmar also signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the United Nations Development Program and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees on assisting Myanmar government's repatriation process of displaced persons from Rakhine state.
The Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) extremists launched repeated attacks on police outposts in Rakhine state in August 2017, displacing a vast number of residents to areas bordering Bangladesh.
