Feature - Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh
Chien-Chi Chang
Since late-August 600,000 Rohingya have fled across the border of Myanmar to Bangladesh following a violent confrontation in Rakhine state that quickly escalated into what the United Nations has called a “textbook example of ethnic cleansing.” Many have escaped burning villages by foot, walking for twelve to fourteen days before arriving in Bangladesh. The Rohingya have long faced violent oppression in Myanmar, which stripped them of citizenship 1982 and frequently makes them a target of racist, incendiary propaganda.
Most of the refugees have settled in makeshift camps situated around the small...
