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The first batch of Rohingyas was scheduled to return on November 15 last year but it was also halted amid the unwillingness of Rohingyas to go back for the lack of a congenial atmosphere in the Rakhine StateThe two countries signed a repatriation deal on November 23, 2017, but there has been little progress.On July 29, Bangladesh handed a fresh list of 25,000 Rohingyas from around 6,000 families to Myanmar for verification before their repatriation.With the latest list, Bangladesh has so far handed the names of around 55,000 Rohingyas to the Myanmar and around 8,000 of them have been verified. Myanmar only cleared 3,450 Rohingyas for beginning the repatriation.On January 16 last year, Bangladesh and Myanmar inked a document on Physical Arrangement, which was supposed to facilitate the repatriation. It stipulates that the repatriation will be completed preferably within two years from the start.