Whereas Bangladesh has taken in Rohingya refugees fleeing persecution in Burma since the 1970s; Whereas at least 300,000 Rohingya refugees were still in Bangladesh prior to August 25, 2017; Whereas an August 25, 2017, attack on security posts in Burma by the military group Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army resulted in a brutal and methodical reprisal by the Burmese military on Rohingya villages; Whereas more than 624,000 Rohingya refugees have fled to Bangladesh since August 25, 2017, alone, most located in or near the coastal city of Cox’s Bazar; Whereas the Rohingya refugee crisis is the fast-growing refugee crisis in the world; Whereas the Government of Bangladesh has accepted nearly 1,000,000 Rohingya refugees in total despite facing their own domestic challenges; Whereas the Government of Bangladesh has notably allowed full access for international relief organizations; Whereas, on September 22, 2017, Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urged before the United Nations General Assembly an end to the violence against the Rohingya and full implementation in Burma of the recommendations made by Kofi Annan’s Advisory Commission on the Rakhine State; Whereas, on November 23, 2017, the Government of Bangladesh and the Government of Burma signed a Memorandum of Understating on a repatriation agreement; Whereas the Memorandum of Understanding on a repatriation agreement is modeled after a flawed 1992–1993 repatriation pact between Bangladesh and Burma, and does not resolve critical questions on the potential repatriation process for Rohingya refugees, including verification of residency, where refugees would be permitted to return, and whether they would enjoy equal access and rights; Whereas, on November 25, 2017, the Bangladeshi Foreign Minister Abdul Hassan Mahmood Ali said that Bangladesh would support the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees being involved in any process to repatriate Rohingya refugees to Burma