Abstract
In Myanmar’s post-independence history, the Rohingya and other ethnic minorities have been in conflict with the Rangoon based central government. It is commonly alleged that the Rohingya are involved with separatist movements that threaten Myanmar’s sovereignty. The ethnic minority Rohingya were faced with sub-violent confrontation after the military took over State power and later, and most critically, they became de jure stateless in Myanmar. The situation changed dramatically after the 2012 Buddhist-Muslim communal riots. Lastly, the quasi-civilian government launched ‘operation clearance’ against Rohingya civilians using the pretext of terrorist attacks on August, 2017. Since that operation, nearly a million terrorized Rohingya people crossed the border and sought shelter in Bangladesh. Almost three years on, after escaping the violence of the military in Myanmar, the refugees still live in uncertainty. This paper examines the conditions of displaced Rohingya living in different camps in Bangladesh and the extent that the Rohingya pose a security risk for host country. The Government of Bangladesh and international humanitarian agencies have been successfully handling the refugee exodus. But despite progress, it is clear that the Rohingya remain in a precarious situation. After intensive field work, it is concluded that a small minority refugees are involved with anti-social activities in Bangladesh whereas the large majority of Rohingya is innocent. Nevertheless, the refugees’ long presence in border areas of Bangladesh is creating socio-economic pressure and environmental hazards on Bangladesh’s limited resources.
Highlights
The Rohingya Muslim crisis is one of the longstanding conflicts in Myanmar political history
It was appropriate to know how the Rohingya people treated in Bangladesh
The local newspapers and this study field work argued that most of the Rohingya refugees are seeking safety zone for their lives, some people in the camp engaged with anti-social activities
Summary
The Rohingya Muslim crisis is one of the longstanding conflicts in Myanmar political history. “Irrespective of international pressures, the main institutions of the Myanmar government, military, major political parties, media and the radical Buddhist monks do not accept the Rohingya as citizens” (Haque,2020). They believed that this Muslim population changed the demographics of the western border region. Why government conducted various actions against the Rohingyas existence in Myanmar. According to international agencies Join Response Plan for Rohingya Humanitarian Crisis (2019), “it can be estimated that over 3,000 hectares of land in southeast Bangladesh (Cox’s Bazar) have been converted to temporary shelter and emergency humanitarian modalities for over 900,000 refugees.”. This paper tries to find the situation of displaced Rohingya ethnic minority in Bangladesh and their presence poses any security risk for host country
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