The Rohingya crisis in Bangladesh
The Rohingya crisis in Bangladesh is one of the most devastating and challenging humanitarian crises of our time. Over 1 million Rohingya refugees have fled to Bangladesh since August 2017, escaping persecution and violence in their homeland of Myanmar. This influx of refugees has put a significant strain on Bangladesh's resources and infrastructure, creating a complex humanitarian crisis that requires a multifaceted approach to address. The Rohingya people are a Muslim minority group who have lived in Myanmar for generations but are not recognized as citizens by the government. The Myanmar government has long discriminated against the Rohingya, denying them access to education, healthcare, and basic human rights. In 2017, the Myanmar military launched a brutal crackdown on the Rohingya, leading to the displacement of over 700,000 people. The United Nations has called this campaign a "textbook example of ethnic cleansing." As the Rohingya fled to neighboring Bangladesh, t