Published: 01 November 2017
Background and rationale
Rohingya issue is a historical one that can be traced back to colonial period (The Wall Street Journal, 2016). Since the recent influx starting on 25 August 2017, more than 5,09,000 new arrivals are reported as of 03 October (Inter Sector Coordination Group, October 2017) those are residing in 0 registered camps, 3 makeshift camps and in 7 spontaneous locations in Ukhia, Teknaf and Bandarbans along with the existing Rohingyas in Bangladesh who came since 1991(ISCG, October 2017).
The United Nations has called the Rohingyas the world’s most persecuted minority group and described the atrocities by Myanmar’s authorities as “ethnic cleansing” (The Conversation, September 2017). Amnesty International has described it as ‘crime against humanity’.
The Rohingya influx in a noticeable volume started at 1978 when 200,000 of them came to Bangladesh. Among them 180,000 returned through bi-lateral diplomatic negotiation and repatriation and 10,000 died and 10,000 reported missing (Human Rights Watch, 2000).
The second stream of influx started in 1991 when a total of 2,50,000 Rohingyas came in to Bangladesh. The influx however continued over the years in subsequent streams - more Rohingyas entering in 2012, 2014 and 2016. However, since last August 2017, the latest stream of influx was unprecedented in volume and suddenness.
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