The ongoing Rohingya refugee crisis in Bangladesh and Myanmar was addressed at the ASEAN meetings. Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh are protesting against plans to start sending them back to Myanmar. Repatriation was scheduled to start today, but reports say none of those selected have agreed to return. Although Myanmar says it's ready to start accepting them, many critics insist it's not. Dave Grunebaum has the story from the Myanmar capital, Yangon.

These are centers in northern Rakhine State where Myanmar says repatriating Rohingya refugees will stay temporarily before being resettled.

More than 700-thousand stateless Rohingya Muslims are in refugee camps in Bangladesh after fleeing Myanmar's Rakhine State following a counter-insurgency campaign.

Now Myanmar officials say it's up to Bangladesh to help with the process of repatriating thousands of verified refugees.

WIN MYAT AYE MYANMAR'S WELFARE, RELIEF & RESETTLEMENT MINISTER "This is dependent on the other country's side whether this will happen or not. But we must be ready from our side."

But there are concerns in the international community that repatriates will be stuck in these centers or something similar for the long term. This is what essentially happened in central Rakhine State where the homes of more than 120-thousand Rohingya were destroyed in riots in 2012. For six years they've been living in IDP camps that were supposed to be temporary.

PHIL ROBERTSON HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH "When Rohingya look at the situation back in Burma and look at what we would be going back to they're looking at the situation of these IDPs, these internally displaced persons are being held in a big sort of ghetto."

MATTHEW SMITH FORTIFY RIGHTS "Right now the conditions are not in place for refuges returns to Myanmar to be dignified, safe."

Humanitarian aid groups and the UN do not want to be drawn into supporting a whole new set of long term camps in Rakhine State.

DAVE GRUNEBAUM YANGON "According to a leaked document reported by Reuters, the United Nations refugee agency will not give humanitarian aid to Rohingya who repatriate to Myanmar if they are placed in camps unless it's clear these camps will be temporary."

The refugees in Bangladesh fled Myanmar in response to a military crackdown after attacks by Rohingya insurgents on security outposts.

United Nations investigators accuse Myanmar's army of genocidal intent—accusations the military denies. Repatriation is supposed to be voluntary.

The Myanmar government met with Rohingya refugees telling them that repatriates will return to humane conditions. But many Rohingya aren't convinced.

NURUL ISLAM ROHINGYA REFUGEE "But we don't believe the Myanmar government because they are saying one thing and doing another thing."

There are competing narratives with the United Nations warning that repatriating refugees could be in danger. But the Myanmar government says they'll be safe. DG, CGTN, YANGON.