IMPACT OF PROTRACTED REFUGEE CRISIS AND SEARCH FOR SOLUTIONS: BANGLADESH PERSPECTIVE
Keywords:
Rohingya, Refugee, Protracted Refugee, Security ThreatAbstract
Since August 2017, the catastrophic influx of Rohingya people from Myanmar’s Rakhine state, for military crackdown, have been causing complex situation in Bangladesh. Bangladesh, who has her own matters to deal, is now overburdened with over one million refugees. The situation is being deteriorated day by day for their long presence. Protracted refugee crisis here in the southern part of Bangladesh is causing various problem some of which are threatening to sovereignty and beyond control. After being persecuted in one’s own home and being deprived of all the rights a man born with, no wonder these people could do anything like drugtrafficking, involving with armed-extremist group, illegal human trafficking for the search of a bright future. Some people can be desperate for taking revenge. On the other hand, the ecosystem of Rohingya situated area is on the verge of destruction. This paper argues that long presence of a huge number of refugees in a certain area can be a consistent threat for any country from every perspective and offers some sustainable measures.
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