Bangladesh begins shifting Rohingya: Flashcards
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Who are Rohingyas?
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They are an Ethnic group, mostly Muslims. They were not granted full citizenship by Myanmar.
They were classified as “resident foreigners or associate citizens”.
Ethnically they are much closer to Indo-Aryan people of India and Bangladesh than to the Sino-Tibetans of the Country.
Described by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as “one of, if not the, most discriminated people in the world”.
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Where are they now?
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- About 860,000 Rohingya live in the world’s largest and most densely populated refugee camp in southern Bangladesh.
- According to the Ministry of Home Affairs, there are approximately 40,000 Rohingyas living in India.
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What’s the concerning proposal?
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Transfer them to Bhasan Char (a low-lying island in an area prone to cyclones and floods),
-The island was formed from a build-up of silt in the Bay of Bengal only 20 years ago
