Implications of Rohinga Issue in Bangladesh

Team Members:

1) Syed Asir Anjum Rafi

ID – 191120041

2) Nazmul Hassan Limon

ID- 183120002

3) Md. Mustafizur Rahman

ID- 183120012

4) Md. Farhan Nadim

ID- 183120004

5) MD. Muntasir Mahmud

ID- 181120030
What is the Rohingya issue?

 In August 2017, a deadly crackdown by Myanmar's army on

Rohingya Muslims sent hundreds of thousands fleeing across
the border into Bangladesh.
 The 2015 Rohingya refuge crisis refers to the forcible displacement of
Myanmar nationals of Rohingya ethnicity from the Rakhine state of
Myanmar to neighboring Bangladesh.
Who are the Rohingyas?
Who are the Rohingyas?

 The Rohingya people are a stateless Indo-Aryan ethnic group who

predominantly follow Islam and reside in Rakhine state, Myanmar.
 The Rohingyas are one of the most persecuted communities in the
world.
 They have been under extreme scrutiny by the Myanmar Government.
 They haven’t been recognized as the citizens of the Union of Myanmar
since the Independence of Myanmar in 1948, instead they are known as
‘Non-Citizens’.
Map Showing the location of Rakhine
state:
Why the Rohingyas had to leave
Myanmar?
 The Myanmar Government discriminated the Rohingyas because they are
not similar in looks, speak a different language, have a different religion.
 As a means of clamping down on the Rohingyas, the Myanmar
Government restricted even the basic of rights such as education,
marriage and citizenship.
 As a result, they are marginalized as ‘Non-Citizens’.
 The exodus began on 25 August 2017 after Rohingya Arsa militants
launched deadly attacks on more than 30 police posts. Rohingyas arriving
in Bangladesh said they fled after troops, backed by local Buddhist mobs,
responded by burning their villages and attacking and killing civilians.
 At least 6,700 Rohingya, including at least 730 children under the age of
five, were killed in the month after the violence broke out.
 Amnesty International says the Myanmar military also raped and abused
Rohingya women and girls.
Impact of Rohingya crisis on
Bangladesh:

Bangladesh faces several challenges due to the emergence

of Rohinga crisis from 3 main aspects- economic, social
and environmental.
Economic Impact:

 Pressure On Employment: There were indications of changing structure of the

employment in the local economy.
 Depression of Daily wage: The daily wage earners are also switching to work with
the aid agencies to work in the camps since the jobs are readily available. This
creates problems for the farmers because it has become difficult to find workers to
work in their farms.
 Local people created small business to sell fish, vegetables, bamboos etc. inside the
camps. Since shelters are mostly made of bamboos, the business has boomed.
 Cost of living has gone up.
 Loss of Tourism: Tour Operators in Cox’s Bazar claim the risk of losing one million
tourists.
 Poor sanitation, low water quality, close living quarters, high level of drug
trafficking, sexual violence, infectious disease has caused increase in health issues.
Social Impact:

 Population and child birth: Rohingyas lack awareness regarding family

planning. This puts pressure on food and employment.
 Law and Order: Human Trafficking, Forced prostitution, Fake Identity,
Drug Cartel.
 Major problems for Rohingyas are Water, bathing place for women,
cooking fuel etc.
 Each latrine is dedicated for 10 families, each tube-well is placed for 50
families.
 With cooking done indoor mostly, the risk of respiratory infection is high.
Environmental Impact:

 Deforestation: Due to rapid growth of shelters and need of cooking fuel,

deforestation is occurring.
 Land degradation is taking place due to the influx of rohingya people in
the camps.
 Waste management: Major shelter materials in camp area are tarpaulin,
aluminium and bamboo which are non disposable item except bamboo.
 Drinking water are supplied to the rohingya camps through plastic
containers which is another non-disposable item.