The “stateless” Rohingya in Bangladesh: Crisis management and policy responses

Abstract

Since 1978, subjugation, discrimination, and human rights violations have forced the Rohingya to flee Myanmar and seek refuge in Bangladesh. The legalized "statelessness" and marginalized ethnoreligious status of the Rohingya in Myanmar and their violent expulsion eventually determined their status in Bangladesh and the government response. Initially, the Bangladesh government and local communities took a liberal attitude towards the humanitarian crisis, accommodated the refugees in camps along the border region, and offered assistance. However, there are over a million Rohingya in the country now, and its resources limited, to begin with, are under enormous strain. The tensions between the Rohingya and host communities have led the government to oppose the integration and encourage the voluntary repatriation of refugees to Myanmar. This study analyses the shift in Bangladesh government domestic, as well as regional policies such as Look East policy, in managing the Rohingya crisis and proffers policy recommendations at the end.

How Can the Church Reclaim Backsliders? Analysis of Church Education to Reclaim Backsliders

“…After the military coup, General Ne Win replaced the parliamentary government with a military government. Ne Win established the Burma Socialist Party to rule (Habib, 2021).…”

Создание Инклюзивного Пространства В Чрезвычайной Ситуации: Неформальное Образование Для Детей-Беженцев Рохинджа В Бангладеш

“…For decades, the Myanmar government has discriminated against the Rohingya, executed oppressive actions, and excluded them from citizenship rights (Ullah 2011;Roy Chowdhury 2021). Unlawful military operations and communal violence in Myanmar drove the Rohingya to Bangladesh in 1978, 1992-93, 2012, and 2017(Roy Chowdhury 2019Habib 2021;Habib & Roy Chowdhury 2023); they number a million now (Alam 2018;Roy Chowdhury 2020). More than 700,000 Rohingya -over 60 % of them are children (over 400,000) and women -fled to Bangladesh in late August 2017 (UNICEF 2017;Roy Chowdhury, Abid 2022).…”