Revealed On 25 Aug 2026
Tens of hundreds of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh’s overcrowded camps have protested in opposition to dire situations as they mark nine years since a army crackdown drove them out of neighbouring Myanmar.
The greater than 1.2 million Rohingya refugees dwelling in about 30 camps forming the world’s largest refugee settlement in Cox’s Bazar in southeastern Bangladesh are additionally demanding secure return to their properties in Myanmar’s Rakhine state.
The demonstrators urged the worldwide neighborhood on Tuesday to ensure safety in Rakhine as they marked what they referred to as the “ninth anniversary of Rohingya Genocide Day”.
The United Council of Rohingya (UCR) refugee group stated it organised the rally to “keep in mind the atrocities dedicated” and spotlight the “ongoing humanitarian disaster”.
A lot of the refugees crossed the border in a mass exodus in 2017 after Buddhist-majority Myanmar launched a army crackdown in Rakhine following an assault by an armed group.
The Bangladeshi authorities has beforehand tried to start repatriation a minimum of twice, however the efforts stalled as not one of the refugees was keen to return, citing safety issues in Myanmar. Dhaka says it is not going to power anybody to return.
This month, Myanmar’s army authorities stated greater than 300,000 individuals dwelling in camps in Bangladesh are former residents of Rakhine state and it’ll settle for their return as soon as safety situations enhance.
However Bangladesh has disputed Myanmar’s figures and its continued refusal to make use of the time period “Rohingya”, noting that the army authorities’s labelling of them as “Bengali” is seen as an try and deny their identification and proper to return to Rakhine.
