Bangladesh has approached Russia to use its good offices with Myanmar’s junta to bring them around to taking back Rohingya refugees, after a China-led effort failed in facilitating it, The Economic Times reported.

Dhaka has urged Russia to launch a 'trilateral initiative' with Myanmar, like China did, to resolve the crisis, brought on by Rohingyas fleeing Myanmar to escape the military’s campaign.

Foreign minister AK Abdul Momen told reporters that he had made the proposal to his Russian counterpart, Serge Lavrov, at a meeting in Tashkent last week on the sidelines of the international conference on connectivity.