The Rohingya Refugee Crisis and Bangladesh-Myanmar Relations

Abstract

* In 1989, the military government changed the English translations of many names dating back to Burma's colonial period. Among others, Burma was changed into Myanmar, Arakan into Rakhine and so forth. The research note uses the name Myanmar in accordance with the practice of the United Nations and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. For consistency, the research note refers to the country's name as Myanmar. For names of places, the new names are given first and the old names are in parentheses.

The Limits and Possibilities of the ASEAN Way: The Case of Rohingya as Humanitarian Issue in Southeast Asia

“…When discussing the roots of Rohingya ethnic minority in Myanmar, its history traces back to early 7 ℎ century, when Arab Muslim traders settled around the area [23]. It is widely known nowadays, the population of the Rohingya is situated in the Northern Rakhine State of western Myanmar, which was formerly known as Arakan state [23].…”

“…It is widely known nowadays, the population of the Rohingya is situated in the Northern Rakhine State of western Myanmar, which was formerly known as Arakan state [23].…”

Health and Educational Status of Rohingya Refugee Children in Bangladesh

“…The last repatriation was enacted in 1997 by the Bangladesh government, in consultation with UNHCR. The government of Myanmar was supposed to receive 21,117 refugees under the repatriation process; however, Myanmar received only 7,535 refugees by April 1997 and consequently, the repatriation process stalled in 2005 (Parnini, Othman & Ghazali, 2013;Uddin, 2012). Moreover, the Rohingya population continued to enter Bangladesh to escape persecution (Zinnat, 2016).…”

Elements of pathos and media framing as scientific discourse: A newspaper perspective on Rohingya crisis

“…Likewise, another study by Parnini et al (2013) also investigated the Rohingya refugee crisis and the relations between Bangladesh and Myanmar. The researchers discussed human rights violation against Rohingya Muslims, their act of taking refuge in Bangladesh and the Rohingyas and BangladeshMyanmar relations.…”

“…In 1982, they were officially rendered stateless under the new promulgations of Citizenship Act (Letchamanan, 2013;Parnini et al, 2013). The gravity of this crisis in Burma (Myanmar) came to public view in 2012 when violence erupted leaving hundreds dead and with as many as 140,000 reportedly displaced.…”