29/09/2019 Opinion | The Rohingya’s Right of No Return - The New York Times

The Rohingya’s Right of No Return

Why the refugees still arenʼt going back to Myanmar.

By David Scott Mathieson

Mr. Mathieson is an independent analyst.

Sept. 24, 2019

YANGON, Myanmar — Late last month, some 200,000 Rohingya living in refugee camps in southeastern Bangladesh gathered to
mark the anniversary of the brutal crackdown by the Myanmar military that drove more than 700,000 people to flee western Myanmar
in August 2017. Citing security concerns, the Bangladeshi government promptly banned phone companies from providing mobile
services to the refugees living in the camps of Cox’s Bazar — one million or so. The authorities have become increasingly worried
about an uptick in crime in and around the camps, an increase in drug smuggling from Myanmar and the potential influence of foreign
jihadists among the Rohingya. Their patience is eroding.

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