Recent Rohingya Resolution a Glimmer of Hope on November 22, 2022Since the overwhelming exodus of Rohingya refugees to Bangladesh in 2017, the Rohingya problem has gained attention. To continue housing more than 1.1 million refugees in Bangladesh, however, is proving to be an incredibly challenging endeavour given the recent emergence of other national and international challenges. A ray of light is provided, nonetheless, by the […]
Five Years Later, Rohingya Refugee Crisis Drags On on August 24, 2022For the past five years, there has been much speculation about the repatriation of Rohingya refugees. Recently, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, added a new dimension to the issue. On August 16, she visited the Rohingya camp in Ukhia, an administrative region in Cox’s Bazar district, Bangladesh. The Rohingyas expressed hope […]
A Win-Win Situation on July 6, 2022Former director-general of the Indian National Security Guard Jayanto Narayan Choudhury said that the security challenges India faced in its northeastern region have been controlled and managed, in part thanks to the enormous assistance Bangladesh has provided. Bangladesh indeed played a major role in ensuring peace in northeast India. Bangladesh is responsible for laying the […]
A prolonged Refugee Crisis in South and Southeast Asia on June 29, 2022Approximately one million Rohingya refugees reside in Bangladesh, the majority of whom crossed the border after a harsh military campaign in Myanmar’s Rakhine State started in August 2017. Bangladesh has generously offered a safe haven to this sizable population while also attempting to handle the displacement crisis as a short-term issue, stressing the significance of […]