Most Rohingya fled Bangladesh after the 2017 military crackdown in Myanmar. Read more at straitstimes.com.
DHAKA - Bangladesh has promised that Rohingya refugees will not be returned to Myanmar against their will in a controversial proposed repatriation process, a top United Nations official has said.
“Under no condition should refugees be forced or coerced to return, which the government assured us would not happen,” added Ms Clements, who met both government officials and refugees. The Rohingya are widely viewed in Myanmar as interlopers from Bangladesh, despite roots in the country stretching back centuries, and are stateless after Myanmar stopped recognising their citizenship in 2015.
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