Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh marked the eighth anniversary of their mass exodus from Myanmar, renewing calls for a safe and dignified return to their homes in Rakhine state.
Gathering in Kutupalong, the world’s largest refugee settlement in Cox’s Bazar, the refugees carried banners reading “No more refugee life” and “Repatriation the ultimate solution,” as they observed “Rohingya Genocide Remembrance Day.”
“We want to go back to our country with equal rights like other ethnic groups in Myanmar,” said 19-year-old refugee Nur Aziz.
Meanwhile, Bangladesh’s interim leader and Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus called on the international community to ensure their repatriation, stressing that “their right to return to their homeland has to be secured.” Speaking at a conference on the Rohingya crisis in Cox’s Bazar, Yunus urged global partners to develop a practical roadmap for “speedy, safe, dignified, voluntary and sustainable” return.
Over 700,000 Rohingya fled Myanmar’s brutal military crackdown in 2017, joining hundreds of thousands already sheltering in Bangladesh. Despite repeated repatriation efforts, instability in Myanmar and a lack of international consensus have stalled progress, leaving refugees dependent on aid that is increasingly under strain.
Gathering in Kutupalong, the world’s largest refugee settlement in Cox’s Bazar, the refugees carried banners reading “No more refugee life” and “Repatriation the ultimate solution,” as they observed “Rohingya Genocide Remembrance Day.”
“We want to go back to our country with equal rights like other ethnic groups in Myanmar,” said 19-year-old refugee Nur Aziz.
Meanwhile, Bangladesh’s interim leader and Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus called on the international community to ensure their repatriation, stressing that “their right to return to their homeland has to be secured.” Speaking at a conference on the Rohingya crisis in Cox’s Bazar, Yunus urged global partners to develop a practical roadmap for “speedy, safe, dignified, voluntary and sustainable” return.
Over 700,000 Rohingya fled Myanmar’s brutal military crackdown in 2017, joining hundreds of thousands already sheltering in Bangladesh. Despite repeated repatriation efforts, instability in Myanmar and a lack of international consensus have stalled progress, leaving refugees dependent on aid that is increasingly under strain.
