Health and Crime Threat in Cox’s Bazar: A Secondary Analysis on Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh
Keywords:
Rohingya Refugees, Crime Threat, BangladeshAbstract
Rohingya refugees, a Muslim ethnic minority group from the Arakan state of Myanmar found their ways several times to Bangladesh to escape state-sponsored persecution. More than one million Rohingyas have migrated to refugee camps in the Bangladeshi district of Cox’s Bazar. While there is no inadequacy of studies on refugees, Rohingya has so far received very little research attention. This article tries to understand the crime and health threats in Cox’s Bazar. This study is based on qualitative research. In order to achieve the objective of this research, mainly content analysis method was obtained. Data were collected directly from secondary sources. This is a personal research project with limited fund. The Rohingya influx has transformed the district and the life of the people of the district in a nasty manner. A number of Rohingya refugees are committing various crimes like- robbery, kidnapping, rape, drug peddling and human trafficking. Rohingya refugees are threat to both local and Rohingya refugees. The health security of the Rohingya people and the host community is also a matter of concern. The Rohingya are in the risk of suffering from various contagious diseases like cholera, measles, HIV’ AIDS, rubella and diphtheria which might affect the people of Cox’s Bazar also. The research article analyses the crimes committing by the Rohingya refugees and discusses the ongoing health threats in Cox’s Bazar.
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