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Bangladesh Unveils Rohingya Return Roadmap, Warns Resources Are Exhausted

Dhaka says its capacity is depleted, urging outside backing for a practical plan for safe, voluntary repatriation.

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FILE - Rohingya refugees gather in the rain, with a flag of Myanmar, center, to demand safe return to Myanmar's Rakhine state as they mark the seventh anniversary of their mass exodus at their refugee camp at Kutupalong in Cox's Bazar district, Bangladesh, Aug. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Shafiqur Rahman, File)
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Rohingya refugees are reflected in rain water along an embankment next to paddy fields after fleeing from Myanmar into Palang Khali, near Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh November 2, 2017. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/File Photo

Overview

  • At a Cox’s Bazar conference, interim leader Muhammad Yunus said Bangladesh cannot allocate further domestic funds for roughly one million Rohingya and appealed for renewed international support.
  • Yunus presented a seven-point plan calling for an end to violence in Myanmar, sustained donor funding, dialogue platforms, regional engagement, and strengthened ICJ and ICC accountability efforts.
  • Tens of thousands of refugees marked the eighth anniversary of the 2017 exodus with rallies in the camps, demanding justice and a safe, dignified return to Rakhine state.
  • Prospects for repatriation remain remote as fighting intensifies in Rakhine, with Bangladeshi authorities recording about 150,000 new arrivals since early 2024 and security conditions still volatile.
  • Aid shortfalls have reduced rations and strained services in the camps, and a UN high-level conference on September 30 in New York is slated to seek further action and funding.