At the time of conflict or adversity, a good neighbour always counts. So is expected from Bangladesh. Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB)\u2019s push-back poses a serious security threat to the lives of Rohingya refugees and it does not relay the message of good-neighbourliness in the time of great despair.<\/p>\n
When Burmese armed forces launched \u201cClearance Operation\u201d against the world\u2019s most persecuted people in the northern part of Maungdaw which sits along the border of Burma and Bangladesh, the government of Bangladesh has followed the request of its counterpart in shutting down the 237-km long border to allow the Burmese government in crushing down a group of stick-and-spear bearing assailants who attacked 3 police posts on 9 October.<\/p>\n
It is not justifiable any spectrum of arguments whether it is political or humanitarian grounds. It is also no denying that Bangladesh is the country of first contact or refuge for more than 2 million Rohingya who have gradually fled their native Arakan (now Rakhine) State over half a century of campaigns of intimidations under the successive Burmese military regimes.<\/p>\n
Scattered in Bangladesh<\/strong><\/p>\n Bangladesh encountered two massive waves of Rohingya refugee influx when King Dragon Operation and Operation Clean Nation (Pyi Thaya) were launched in 1978-79 and 1991-1992 respectively. The first operation forced an estimated 297,000 Rohingya and more than 250,000 in the latter. The majority of them were forcibly repatriated and the continuous cycle of persecutions made the large part the repatriated Rohingya to become refugees for second time and for some third time. Currently around 500,000 Rohingya scatter across Bangladesh including 32,600 in two registered refugee camps in Kutupalong and Nayapara, more than 57,000 in Leda, Kutupalong and Nayapara unregistered refugee camps.<\/p>\n Many critics of Rohingya refugees argue that the resources are scarce for the overpopulated Bangladesh and accommodating more Rohingya leaves further strains on the delicate matter.<\/p>\n But should not be in humanitarian perspective. Being the world\u2019s third largest Muslim-majority country with a secular pluralistic Democracy, the public humanitarianism is broadly highlighted in the accommodation of nearly half a million Rohingya even though the government puts restrictions on basic human rights such as education, healthcare and livelihood.<\/p>\n As the world becomes ever small and connected due to the opening up of international borders and the \u201cGolden Era\u201d of social media along with the ubiquity of internet, the ongoing military operation across the border provides challenges in ignoring or hiding the human rights violations.<\/p>\n A neighbourly treatment to vulnerable Rohingya women and children?<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.haikalmansor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/14713618_10210550621347027_7341908373394349069_n.jpg\")
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