The Rohingya are not considered one of Myanmar's indigenous ethnic groups and are denied citizenship. Several thousand non-Muslims, including members of the Buddhist Rakhine ethnic group, were also displaced by the unrest. Myanmar's firebrand Buddhist monk Wirathu sits in a supporter's home during a Reuters interview in Yangon, Myanmar in this file photo dated October 4, 2015. He has continued to travel around the country despite Myanmar's highest religious authority in March barring him from preaching. A Muslim community leader in northern Rakhine told Reuters that after hearing of Wirathu's visit, elders met and decided to issue a warning through religious networks.

Source: bd News24 May 03, 2017 12:33 UTC