Competition between the host and refugee communities over scarce resources breeds resentment.
International community must take a stance against Myanmar’s autocratic regime
For Shamsul Ahmed, life in the Rohingya refugee camp is now much better than it was five years ago, but his heart longs for home.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (May 23, 2022) reiterated her call to the international community to do much more to ensure safe, sustainable and dignified return of over one million forcibly displaced Rohingyas from Bangladesh.
Marking a year of Rohingya influx, a group of civil society and NGO members form a human chain in front of National Press Club in Dhaka demanding justice for "genocide" carried out by the Myanmar government and military in Rakhine state.
While locals in Cox's Bazar are bearing the brunt of socio-economic and environmental damages due to the massive influx of Rohingyas, their needs are being largely overlooked, said local government representatives and officials of the district yesterday.
Rohingya refugees who return to Myanmar will be safe as long as they stay in the model villages built for them, the country's army chief says, renewing fears they will be kept in settlements indefinitely.
The United States assures Bangladesh of its continued political and humanitarian support in addressing huge man-made Rohingya crisis.
Myanmar is building a camp to temporarily house 30,000 Rohingya Muslims targeted for repatriation after fleeing violence in Rakhine State, state media reports, as Myanmar and Bangladesh meet to discuss how to implement a repatriation deal.
The government has directed the local administration in the district to employ its best efforts to restrict the entry of fresh Rohingyas into the country saying not a single person will be allowed in the name of 'humanity'.