Dhaka: A three-member delegation of the Advisory Commission on Rakhine State arrived here on Saturday to discuss tge Rohingya issue and see the situation on the ground.

The delegation members are Win Mra, Chair of the Myanmar National Human Rights Commission; Ghassan Salame', former UN Special Advisor to Secretary-General (2003-2006); and Aye Lwin, Core Member and Founder of Religious for Peace, Myanmar, according to foreign ministry officials.

The delegation members will visit Cox's Bazar and talk to new arrivals apart from holding meetings with the local administration there.

They will also meet Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali after their Cox's Bazar visit before they leave Dhaka on February 1.

Over 65,000 Myanmar nationals crossed border and took shelter in Bangladesh since October 9 last year.

The Myanmar government established the Advisory Commission on Rakhine State, also known as Rakhine Commission, to find lasting solutions to complex issues in the Rakhine State.

The nine-member Advisory Commission, composed of three international and six national persons of eminence, is Myanmar's national initiative to resolve protracted issues in the region. The commission is chaired by former Secretary-General of the United Nations Kofi Annan.

Meanwhile, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar Yanghee Lee is scheduled to arrive in Bangladesh next month to discuss the Rohingya issue.